Re: [PATCH 1/4] mm: add new mmgrab() helper

[Michal Hocko]

On Fri 16-12-16 11:20:40, Vegard Nossum wrote:
> On 12/16/2016 11:19 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 10:56:24AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > But I must say mmget() vs mmgrab() is a wee bit confusing.
> > 
> > mm_count vs mm_users is not very clear too. :)
> > 
> 
> I was about to say, I'm not sure it's much better than mmput() vs
> mmdrop() or mm_users vs mm_count either, although the way I rationalised
> it was the 3 vs 4 letters:
> 
> mmget() -- mmgrab()
> mmput() -- mmdrop()
>   ^^^ 3      ^^^^ 4

get -> put
grab -> drop

makes sense to me... No idea about a much more clear name.
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs