x86: PAT: clarify is_linear_pfn_mapping() interface
authorvenkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:47:26 +0000 (13:47 -0800)
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:40:30 +0000 (15:40 -0800)
commit6bd9cd50c830eb88d571c492ec370a30bf999e15
tree4232d9aacd16e524644e8a259a35d99efec97ea4
parenta2ced6e173e0c93870f79856e97825f4e180891e
x86: PAT: clarify is_linear_pfn_mapping() interface

Impact: Documentation only

Incremental patches to address the review comments from Nick Piggin
for v3 version of x86 PAT pfnmap changes patchset here

http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0812.2/01330.html

This patch:

Clarify is_linear_pfn_mapping() and its usage.

It is used by x86 PAT code for performance reasons. Identifying pfnmap
as linear over entire vma helps speedup reserve and free of memtype
for the region.

Signed-off-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
include/linux/mm.h