[linux-next PATCH] mm/gup.c: Convert to use get_user_{page|pages}_fast_only()

Paul Mackerras paulus at ozlabs.org
Tue May 26 17:59:04 AEST 2020


On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 02:23:32PM +0530, Souptick Joarder wrote:
> API __get_user_pages_fast() renamed to get_user_pages_fast_only()
> to align with pin_user_pages_fast_only().
> 
> As part of this we will get rid of write parameter.
> Instead caller will pass FOLL_WRITE to get_user_pages_fast_only().
> This will not change any existing functionality of the API.
> 
> All the callers are changed to pass FOLL_WRITE.
> 
> Also introduce get_user_page_fast_only(), and use it in a few
> places that hard-code nr_pages to 1.
> 
> Updated the documentation of the API.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux at gmail.com>

The arch/powerpc/kvm bits look reasonable.

Reviewed-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus at ozlabs.org>


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