2023-03-15 14:25:14

by Vlastimil Babka

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Subject: [PATCH] ring-buffer: remove obsolete comment for free_buffer_page()

The comment refers to mm/slob.o which is being removed. It comes from
commit ed56829cb319 ("ring_buffer: reset buffer page when freeing") and
according to Steven the borrowed code was a page mapcount and mapping
reset, which was later removed by commit e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer:
allocate buffer page pointer"). Thus the comment is not accurate anyway,
remove it.

Reported-by: Mike Rapoport <[email protected]>
Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <[email protected]>
Fixes: e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer: allocate buffer page pointer")
Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
---
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 4 ----
1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index af50d931b020..c6f47b6cfd5f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -354,10 +354,6 @@ static void rb_init_page(struct buffer_data_page *bpage)
local_set(&bpage->commit, 0);
}

-/*
- * Also stolen from mm/slob.c. Thanks to Mathieu Desnoyers for pointing
- * this issue out.
- */
static void free_buffer_page(struct buffer_page *bpage)
{
free_page((unsigned long)bpage->page);
--
2.39.2



2023-03-15 15:52:19

by Mukesh Ojha

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ring-buffer: remove obsolete comment for free_buffer_page()



On 3/15/2023 7:54 PM, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> The comment refers to mm/slob.o which is being removed. It comes from


> commit ed56829cb319 ("ring_buffer: reset buffer page when freeing") and
> according to Steven the borrowed code was a page mapcount and mapping
> reset, which was later removed by commit e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer:
> allocate buffer page pointer"). Thus the comment is not accurate anyway,
> remove it.
>
> Reported-by: Mike Rapoport <[email protected]>
> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <[email protected]>
> Fixes: e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer: allocate buffer page pointer")
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
> ---
> kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 4 ----
> 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> index af50d931b020..c6f47b6cfd5f 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> @@ -354,10 +354,6 @@ static void rb_init_page(struct buffer_data_page *bpage)
> local_set(&bpage->commit, 0);
> }
>
> -/*
> - * Also stolen from mm/slob.c. Thanks to Mathieu Desnoyers for pointing
> - * this issue out.
> - */

Thanks for the clean up.

Reviewed-by: Mukesh Ojha <[email protected]>

-- Mukesh

> static void free_buffer_page(struct buffer_page *bpage)
> {
> free_page((unsigned long)bpage->page);

2023-03-15 16:07:45

by Mukesh Ojha

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ring-buffer: remove obsolete comment for free_buffer_page()



On 3/15/2023 9:21 PM, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
>
>
> On 3/15/2023 7:54 PM, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>> The comment refers to mm/slob.o which is being removed. It comes from

nit: mm/slob.c

-- Mukesh

>
>
>> commit ed56829cb319 ("ring_buffer: reset buffer page when freeing") and
>> according to Steven the borrowed code was a page mapcount and mapping
>> reset, which was later removed by commit e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer:
>> allocate buffer page pointer"). Thus the comment is not accurate anyway,
>> remove it.
>>
>> Reported-by: Mike Rapoport <[email protected]>
>> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <[email protected]>
>> Fixes: e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer: allocate buffer page pointer")
>> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>   kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 4 ----
>>   1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
>> index af50d931b020..c6f47b6cfd5f 100644
>> --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
>> +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
>> @@ -354,10 +354,6 @@ static void rb_init_page(struct buffer_data_page
>> *bpage)
>>       local_set(&bpage->commit, 0);
>>   }
>> -/*
>> - * Also stolen from mm/slob.c. Thanks to Mathieu Desnoyers for pointing
>> - * this issue out.
>> - */
>
> Thanks for the clean up.
>
> Reviewed-by: Mukesh Ojha <[email protected]>
>
> -- Mukesh
>
>>   static void free_buffer_page(struct buffer_page *bpage)
>>   {
>>       free_page((unsigned long)bpage->page);

2023-03-16 08:29:42

by Vlastimil Babka

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ring-buffer: remove obsolete comment for free_buffer_page()

On 3/15/23 16:53, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
>
>
> On 3/15/2023 9:21 PM, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 3/15/2023 7:54 PM, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>>> The comment refers to mm/slob.o which is being removed. It comes from
>
> nit: mm/slob.c

Thanks, Steven can you fix that up while picking the patch, or need v2?

> -- Mukesh
>
>>
>>
>>> commit ed56829cb319 ("ring_buffer: reset buffer page when freeing") and
>>> according to Steven the borrowed code was a page mapcount and mapping
>>> reset, which was later removed by commit e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer:
>>> allocate buffer page pointer"). Thus the comment is not accurate anyway,
>>> remove it.
>>>
>>> Reported-by: Mike Rapoport <[email protected]>
>>> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <[email protected]>
>>> Fixes: e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer: allocate buffer page pointer")
>>> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
>>> ---
>>>   kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 4 ----
>>>   1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
>>> index af50d931b020..c6f47b6cfd5f 100644
>>> --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
>>> +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
>>> @@ -354,10 +354,6 @@ static void rb_init_page(struct buffer_data_page
>>> *bpage)
>>>       local_set(&bpage->commit, 0);
>>>   }
>>> -/*
>>> - * Also stolen from mm/slob.c. Thanks to Mathieu Desnoyers for pointing
>>> - * this issue out.
>>> - */
>>
>> Thanks for the clean up.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Mukesh Ojha <[email protected]>

Thanks.

>>
>> -- Mukesh
>>
>>>   static void free_buffer_page(struct buffer_page *bpage)
>>>   {
>>>       free_page((unsigned long)bpage->page);


2023-03-16 13:57:56

by Steven Rostedt

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ring-buffer: remove obsolete comment for free_buffer_page()

On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:29:30 +0100
Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 3/15/23 16:53, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 3/15/2023 9:21 PM, Mukesh Ojha wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/15/2023 7:54 PM, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> >>> The comment refers to mm/slob.o which is being removed. It comes from
> >
> > nit: mm/slob.c
>
> Thanks, Steven can you fix that up while picking the patch, or need v2?

I'll fix it up.

-- Steve