[patch 036/114] mm: clarify __GFP_ZEROTAGS comment

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From: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: mm: clarify __GFP_ZEROTAGS comment

__GFP_ZEROTAGS is intended as an optimization: if memory is zeroed during
allocation, it's possible to set memory tags at the same time with little
performance impact.

Clarify this intention of __GFP_ZEROTAGS in the comment.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/cdffde013973c5634a447513e10ec0d21e8eee29.1643047180.git.andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Marco Elver <elver@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Potapenko <glider@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Evgenii Stepanov <eugenis@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 include/linux/gfp.h |    6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/gfp.h~mm-clarify-__gfp_zerotags-comment
+++ a/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct;
  *
  * %__GFP_ZERO returns a zeroed page on success.
  *
- * %__GFP_ZEROTAGS returns a page with zeroed memory tags on success, if
- * __GFP_ZERO is set.
+ * %__GFP_ZEROTAGS zeroes memory tags at allocation time if the memory itself
+ * is being zeroed (either via __GFP_ZERO or via init_on_alloc). This flag is
+ * intended for optimization: setting memory tags at the same time as zeroing
+ * memory has minimal additional performace impact.
  *
  * %__GFP_SKIP_KASAN_POISON returns a page which does not need to be poisoned
  * on deallocation. Typically used for userspace pages. Currently only has an
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