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

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>]

On Fri, Oct 02, 2020 at 01:14:29PM -0400, Peter Xu wrote:
> 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)

I was looking at the order of (dst_pmd, src_pmd, src_vma, dest_vma)

Whichever, just have some logic to it :)

Jason