Re: [PATCH 1/3] migration/ram: Modify the code comment of ram_save_host_page()

[David Edmondson <dme@dme.org>]

On Tuesday, 2021-02-23 at 10:16:43 +08, Kunkun Jiang wrote:

> The ram_save_host_page() has been modified several times
> since its birth. But the comment hasn't been modified as it should
> be. It'd better to modify the comment to explain ram_save_host_page()
> more clearly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Keqian Zhu <zhukeqian1@huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kunkun Jiang <jiangkunkun@huawei.com>
> ---
>  migration/ram.c | 17 +++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
> index 72143da0ac..fc49c3f898 100644
> --- a/migration/ram.c
> +++ b/migration/ram.c
> @@ -1970,15 +1970,16 @@ static int ram_save_target_page(RAMState *rs, PageSearchStatus *pss,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * ram_save_host_page: save a whole host page
> + * ram_save_host_page: save a whole host page or the rest of a block
>   *
> - * Starting at *offset send pages up to the end of the current host
> - * page. It's valid for the initial offset to point into the middle of
> - * a host page in which case the remainder of the hostpage is sent.
> - * Only dirty target pages are sent. Note that the host page size may
> - * be a huge page for this block.
> - * The saving stops at the boundary of the used_length of the block
> - * if the RAMBlock isn't a multiple of the host page size.
> + * Starting at pss->page send pages up to the end of the current host
> + * page or the boundary of used_length of the block (if the RAMBlock
> + * isn't a multiple of the host page size). The min one is selected.
> + * Only dirty target pages are sent.
> + *
> + * Note that the host page size may be a huge page for this block, it's
> + * valid for the initial offset to point into the middle of a host page
> + * in which case the remainder of the hostpage is sent.

How about:

* Send dirty pages between pss->page and either the end of that page or
* the used_length of the RAMBlock, whichever is smaller.
*
* Note that if the host page is a huge page, pss->page may be in the
* middle of that page.

>   *
>   * Returns the number of pages written or negative on error
>   *
> -- 
> 2.23.0

dme.
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