[PATCH] mm/vmscan: remove redundant folio_test_swapbacked()

From: Jialin Wang
Date: Mon Aug 11 2025 - 14:24:58 EST


When !folio_is_file_lru(folio) is false, it implies that
!folio_test_swapbacked(folio) must be true. Therefore, the additional
check for !folio_test_swapbacked(folio) is redundant and can be safely
removed.

This cleanup simplifies the code without changing any functionality.

Signed-off-by: Jialin Wang <wjl.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/vmscan.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 7de11524a936..9d4745ad5e23 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -985,8 +985,7 @@ static void folio_check_dirty_writeback(struct folio *folio,
* They could be mistakenly treated as file lru. So further anon
* test is needed.
*/
- if (!folio_is_file_lru(folio) ||
- (folio_test_anon(folio) && !folio_test_swapbacked(folio))) {
+ if (!folio_is_file_lru(folio) || folio_test_anon(folio)) {
*dirty = false;
*writeback = false;
return;
--
2.50.0