On 10/31/19 4:15 PM, Ira Weiny wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 03:49:16PM -0700, John Hubbard wrote:
...
>> + * FOLL_PIN indicates that a special kind of tracking (not just
>> page->_refcount,
>> + * but an additional pin counting system) will be invoked. This is intended
>> for
>> + * anything
On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 03:49:16PM -0700, John Hubbard wrote:
> Introduce pin_user_pages*() variations of get_user_pages*() calls,
> and also pin_longterm_pages*() variations.
>
> These variants all set FOLL_PIN, which is also introduced, and
> basically documented. (An upcoming patch provides mor
Introduce pin_user_pages*() variations of get_user_pages*() calls,
and also pin_longterm_pages*() variations.
These variants all set FOLL_PIN, which is also introduced, and
basically documented. (An upcoming patch provides more extensive
documentation.) The second set (pin_longterm*) also sets
FOL
