Re: [External] [PATCH] hugetlb: document the new location of page subpool pointer
From: Muchun Song <hidden>
Date: 2021-02-24 08:53:07
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From: Muchun Song <hidden>
Date: 2021-02-24 08:53:07
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 12:04 PM Mike Kravetz [off-list ref] wrote:
Expand comments, no functional change. Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <redacted> Thanks
--- include/linux/hugetlb.h | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h index cccd1aab69dd..c0467a7a1fe0 100644 --- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h +++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ unsigned long hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, * huegtlb page specific state flags. These flags are located in page.private * of the hugetlb head page. Functions created via the below macros should be * used to manipulate these flags. + * Note: The hugetlb page subpool pointer previously located at page.private + * was moved to page[1].private to make room for flags in the head page. See + * hugetlb_page_subpool(). * * HPG_restore_reserve - Set when a hugetlb page consumes a reservation at * allocation time. Cleared when page is fully instantiated. Free --2.29.2