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SubjectRe: [linux-next PATCH] mm/gup.c: Convert to use get_user_{page|pages}_fast_only()
On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 02:23:32PM +0530, Souptick Joarder wrote:
> API __get_user_pages_fast() renamed to get_user_pages_fast_only()
> to align with pin_user_pages_fast_only().
>
> As part of this we will get rid of write parameter.
> Instead caller will pass FOLL_WRITE to get_user_pages_fast_only().
> This will not change any existing functionality of the API.
>
> All the callers are changed to pass FOLL_WRITE.
>
> Also introduce get_user_page_fast_only(), and use it in a few
> places that hard-code nr_pages to 1.
>
> Updated the documentation of the API.
>
> Signed-off-by: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@gmail.com>

The arch/powerpc/kvm bits look reasonable.

Reviewed-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@ozlabs.org>

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