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Diffstat (limited to 'mm')
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/memcontrol.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c index 975207a9cc65..b495f29d4746 100644 --- a/mm/memcontrol.c +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c @@ -1262,9 +1262,13 @@ out: } /** - * mem_cgroup_page_lruvec - return lruvec for adding an lru page + * mem_cgroup_page_lruvec - return lruvec for isolating/putting an LRU page * @page: the page * @zone: zone of the page + * + * This function is only safe when following the LRU page isolation + * and putback protocol: the LRU lock must be held, and the page must + * either be PageLRU() or the caller must have isolated/allocated it. */ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_page_lruvec(struct page *page, struct zone *zone) { @@ -1282,13 +1286,9 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_page_lruvec(struct page *page, struct zone *zone) memcg = pc->mem_cgroup; /* - * Surreptitiously switch any uncharged offlist page to root: - * an uncharged page off lru does nothing to secure - * its former mem_cgroup from sudden removal. - * - * Our caller holds lru_lock, and PageCgroupUsed is updated - * under page_cgroup lock: between them, they make all uses - * of pc->mem_cgroup safe. + * Swapcache readahead pages are added to the LRU - and + * possibly migrated - before they are charged. Ensure + * pc->mem_cgroup is sane. */ if (!PageLRU(page) && !PageCgroupUsed(pc) && memcg != root_mem_cgroup) pc->mem_cgroup = memcg = root_mem_cgroup; |