mm/gup.c: fix comments of __get_user_pages() and get_user_pages_remote()

Fix comments of __get_user_pages() and get_user_pages_remote(), make
them more clear.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1572443533-3118-1-git-send-email-liuxiang_1999@126.com
Signed-off-by: Liu Xiang <liuxiang_1999@126.com>
Suggested-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Liu Xiang 2019-11-30 17:49:53 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent b96cc65515
commit d2dfbe47fa
1 changed files with 22 additions and 10 deletions

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@ -734,11 +734,17 @@ static int check_vma_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long gup_flags)
* Or NULL if the caller does not require them.
* @nonblocking: whether waiting for disk IO or mmap_sem contention
*
* Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number
* requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages
* were pinned, returns -errno. Each page returned must be released
* with a put_page() call when it is finished with. vmas will only
* remain valid while mmap_sem is held.
* Returns either number of pages pinned (which may be less than the
* number requested), or an error. Details about the return value:
*
* -- If nr_pages is 0, returns 0.
* -- If nr_pages is >0, but no pages were pinned, returns -errno.
* -- If nr_pages is >0, and some pages were pinned, returns the number of
* pages pinned. Again, this may be less than nr_pages.
*
* The caller is responsible for releasing returned @pages, via put_page().
*
* @vmas are valid only as long as mmap_sem is held.
*
* Must be called with mmap_sem held. It may be released. See below.
*
@ -1107,11 +1113,17 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct task_struct *tsk,
* subsequently whether VM_FAULT_RETRY functionality can be
* utilised. Lock must initially be held.
*
* Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number
* requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages
* were pinned, returns -errno. Each page returned must be released
* with a put_page() call when it is finished with. vmas will only
* remain valid while mmap_sem is held.
* Returns either number of pages pinned (which may be less than the
* number requested), or an error. Details about the return value:
*
* -- If nr_pages is 0, returns 0.
* -- If nr_pages is >0, but no pages were pinned, returns -errno.
* -- If nr_pages is >0, and some pages were pinned, returns the number of
* pages pinned. Again, this may be less than nr_pages.
*
* The caller is responsible for releasing returned @pages, via put_page().
*
* @vmas are valid only as long as mmap_sem is held.
*
* Must be called with mmap_sem held for read or write.
*