Hi!
> inline functions for naming pages.
> -- Kame
>
> Adding page_type definitions and funcs for naming reserved pages.
>
> Reserved page's information is stored into page->private.
>
> This is a weak naming method and anyone can overwrite it.
>
> This information is used in /dev/memstate in following patch.
>
> Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> ---
>
> linux-2.6.12-rc2-kamezawa/include/linux/mm.h | 31
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
>
> diff -puN include/linux/mm.h~name_reserved include/linux/mm.h
> --- linux-2.6.12-rc2/include/linux/mm.h~name_reserved 2005-04-20
> 09:37:48.000000000 +0900
> +++ linux-2.6.12-rc2-kamezawa/include/linux/mm.h 2005-04-20
> 10:38:01.000000000 +0900
> @@ -348,6 +348,37 @@ static inline void put_page(struct page
> #endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE */
>
> /*
> + * Type of Pages. This is used in /dev/memstate.
> + * value range is 0-255.
> + */
> +enum page_type {
> + Page_Common = 0,
> + Min_Reserved_Types = 1,
> + Rserved_Unknwon = 1,
~
missing e?
> + Reserved_At_Boot,
> + Max_Reserved_Types,
> + Page_Invalid = 0xff
> +};
You certainly use unusual naming convention here. Could we get
reserved_at_boot instead? (I.e. all lowercase).
> +/*
> + * Basically, page->private has no meaning without PG_private.
> + * Here, we use page->private for PG_reserved pages to record type of a page.
> + * Because a page is reserved, anyone will not modify page->private.
> + * When it is freed, page->private will be overwritten by some code.
> + */
> +static inline void set_page_reserved(struct page *page, unsigned char type)
> +{
Make it enum page_type type.
Pavel
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