Re: [PATCH] mm: Remove src/dst mm parameter in copy_page_range()

From: Peter Xu
Date: Fri Oct 02 2020 - 13:14:37 EST


On Fri, Oct 02, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0300, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > -static int copy_pte_range(struct mm_struct *dst_mm, struct mm_struct *src_mm,
> > - pmd_t *dst_pmd, pmd_t *src_pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > - struct vm_area_struct *new,
> > +static int copy_pte_range(pmd_t *dst_pmd, pmd_t *src_pmd,
> > + struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct *new,
> > unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
>
> I link this, my only minor quibble is the mixing of dst/src and new
> language, and then reversing the order in each place. Would read
> better to be consistent:
>
> copy_pte_range(dst_vma, dst_pmd, src_vma, src_pmd, addr, end)

I have no strong opinion on the ordering, but I agree the names are clearer.
Considering normally we put the same type of parameters to be together, how
about:

copy_pte_range(dst_vma, src_vma, dst_pmd, src_pmd, addr, end)

Thanks,

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Peter Xu