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Subject[PATCH v1 3/3] mm: fixup documentation regarding pte_numa() and PROT_NUMA
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pte_numa() no longer exists -- replaced by pte_protnone() -- and PROT_NUMA
probably never existed: MM_CP_PROT_NUMA also ends up using PROT_NONE.

Let's fixup the doc.

Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
---
include/linux/mm_types.h | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index cf97f3884fda..85a6e9853b7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -631,22 +631,22 @@ struct mm_struct {
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
/*
- * numa_next_scan is the next time that the PTEs will be marked
- * pte_numa. NUMA hinting faults will gather statistics and
- * migrate pages to new nodes if necessary.
+ * numa_next_scan is the next time that PTEs will be remapped
+ * PROT_NONE to trigger NUMA hinting faults; such faults gather
+ * statistics and migrate pages to new nodes if necessary.
*/
unsigned long numa_next_scan;

- /* Restart point for scanning and setting pte_numa */
+ /* Restart point for scanning and remapping PTEs. */
unsigned long numa_scan_offset;

- /* numa_scan_seq prevents two threads setting pte_numa */
+ /* numa_scan_seq prevents two threads remapping PTEs. */
int numa_scan_seq;
#endif
/*
* An operation with batched TLB flushing is going on. Anything
* that can move process memory needs to flush the TLB when
- * moving a PROT_NONE or PROT_NUMA mapped page.
+ * moving a PROT_NONE mapped page.
*/
atomic_t tlb_flush_pending;
#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_BATCHED_UNMAP_TLB_FLUSH
--
2.37.1
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