Re: [PATCH] Fix get_unmapped_area and fsync for hugetlb shm segments

From: Bill Irwin
Date: Thu Mar 01 2007 - 19:28:50 EST


On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 03:46:08PM -0800, Adam Litke wrote:
> static inline int is_file_hugepages(struct file *file)
> {
> - return file->f_op == &hugetlbfs_file_operations;
> + if (file->f_op == &hugetlbfs_file_operations)
> + return 1;
> + if (is_file_shm_hugepages(file))
> + return 1;
> +
> + return 0;
> }
...
> +int is_file_shm_hugepages(struct file *file)
> +{
> + int ret = 0;
> +
> + if (file->f_op == &shm_file_operations) {
> + struct shm_file_data *sfd;
> + sfd = shm_file_data(file);
> + ret = is_file_hugepages(sfd->file);
> + }
> + return ret;

A comment to prepare others for the impending doubletake might be nice.
Or maybe just open-coding the equality check for &huetlbfs_file_operations
in is_file_shm_hugepages() if others find it as jarring as I. Please
extend my ack to any follow-up fiddling with that.

The patch addresses relatively straightforward issues and naturally at
that.

Acked-by: William Irwin <bill.irwin@xxxxxxxxxx>


-- wli
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