Re: [PATCH v5 10/24] mm/gup: introduce pin_user_pages*() and FOLL_PIN

On 11/18/19 2:16 AM, Jan Kara wrote:

On Thu 14-11-19 21:53:26, John Hubbard wrote:

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• • NOTE on FOLL_LONGTERM:

• • FOLL_PIN and FOLL_LONGTERM may be used in various combinations with each
• • other. Here is what they mean, and how to use them:
  • FOLL_LONGTERM indicates that the page will be held for an indefinite time

• • period _often_ under userspace control. This is contrasted with
• • iov_iter_get_pages() where usages which are transient.

• • period _often_ under userspace control. This is in contrast to
• • iov_iter_get_pages(), where usages which are transient.

                      ^^^ when you touch this, please fix also the

second sentense. It doesn't quite make sense to me... I'd probably write there "whose usages are transient" but maybe you can come up with something even better.

Fixed, using your wording, as I didn't see any obvious improvements beyond that.

thanks,