diff options
author | Liu Xiang <liuxiang_1999@126.com> | 2019-11-30 17:49:53 -0800 |
---|---|---|
committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-12-01 06:29:18 -0800 |
commit | d2dfbe47fa0e9753f560b75cfcd4654e40ab903b (patch) | |
tree | ce7c80ddaeb4d04e91f2b1ec430029b2a9efbe81 | |
parent | b96cc65515bb16f90a361c01da088ce09ad3cf92 (diff) | |
download | linux-d2dfbe47fa0e9753f560b75cfcd4654e40ab903b.tar.bz2 |
mm/gup.c: fix comments of __get_user_pages() and get_user_pages_remote()
Fix comments of __get_user_pages() and get_user_pages_remote(), make
them more clear.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1572443533-3118-1-git-send-email-liuxiang_1999@126.com
Signed-off-by: Liu Xiang <liuxiang_1999@126.com>
Suggested-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
-rw-r--r-- | mm/gup.c | 32 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -734,11 +734,17 @@ static int check_vma_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long gup_flags) * Or NULL if the caller does not require them. * @nonblocking: whether waiting for disk IO or mmap_sem contention * - * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number - * requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages - * were pinned, returns -errno. Each page returned must be released - * with a put_page() call when it is finished with. vmas will only - * remain valid while mmap_sem is held. + * Returns either number of pages pinned (which may be less than the + * number requested), or an error. Details about the return value: + * + * -- If nr_pages is 0, returns 0. + * -- If nr_pages is >0, but no pages were pinned, returns -errno. + * -- If nr_pages is >0, and some pages were pinned, returns the number of + * pages pinned. Again, this may be less than nr_pages. + * + * The caller is responsible for releasing returned @pages, via put_page(). + * + * @vmas are valid only as long as mmap_sem is held. * * Must be called with mmap_sem held. It may be released. See below. * @@ -1107,11 +1113,17 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct task_struct *tsk, * subsequently whether VM_FAULT_RETRY functionality can be * utilised. Lock must initially be held. * - * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number - * requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages - * were pinned, returns -errno. Each page returned must be released - * with a put_page() call when it is finished with. vmas will only - * remain valid while mmap_sem is held. + * Returns either number of pages pinned (which may be less than the + * number requested), or an error. Details about the return value: + * + * -- If nr_pages is 0, returns 0. + * -- If nr_pages is >0, but no pages were pinned, returns -errno. + * -- If nr_pages is >0, and some pages were pinned, returns the number of + * pages pinned. Again, this may be less than nr_pages. + * + * The caller is responsible for releasing returned @pages, via put_page(). + * + * @vmas are valid only as long as mmap_sem is held. * * Must be called with mmap_sem held for read or write. * |