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SubjectRe: [PATCHi v2] mm: put_and_wait_on_page_locked() while page is migrated
On Tue 27-11-18 16:49:47, Cristopher Lameter wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, Mike Rapoport wrote:
>
> > > * @page: The page to wait for.
> > > *
> > > * The caller should hold a reference on @page. They expect the page to
> > > * become unlocked relatively soon, but do not wish to hold up migration
> > > * (for example) by holding the reference while waiting for the page to
> > > * come unlocked. After this function returns, the caller should not
> > > * dereference @page.
> > > */
> >
> > How about:
> >
> > They expect the page to become unlocked relatively soon, but they can wait
> > for the page to come unlocked without holding the reference, to allow
> > other users of the @page (for example migration) to continue.
>
> All of this seems a bit strange and it seems unnecessary? Maybe we need a
> better explanation?
>
> A process has no refcount on a page struct and is waiting for it to become
> unlocked? Why? Should it not simply ignore that page and continue? It
> cannot possibly do anything with the page since it does not hold a
> refcount.

So do you suggest busy waiting on the page under migration?
--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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