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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 975207a9cc65..b495f29d4746 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -1262,9 +1262,13 @@ out:
}
/**
- * mem_cgroup_page_lruvec - return lruvec for adding an lru page
+ * mem_cgroup_page_lruvec - return lruvec for isolating/putting an LRU page
* @page: the page
* @zone: zone of the page
+ *
+ * This function is only safe when following the LRU page isolation
+ * and putback protocol: the LRU lock must be held, and the page must
+ * either be PageLRU() or the caller must have isolated/allocated it.
*/
struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_page_lruvec(struct page *page, struct zone *zone)
{
@@ -1282,13 +1286,9 @@ struct lruvec *mem_cgroup_page_lruvec(struct page *page, struct zone *zone)
memcg = pc->mem_cgroup;
/*
- * Surreptitiously switch any uncharged offlist page to root:
- * an uncharged page off lru does nothing to secure
- * its former mem_cgroup from sudden removal.
- *
- * Our caller holds lru_lock, and PageCgroupUsed is updated
- * under page_cgroup lock: between them, they make all uses
- * of pc->mem_cgroup safe.
+ * Swapcache readahead pages are added to the LRU - and
+ * possibly migrated - before they are charged. Ensure
+ * pc->mem_cgroup is sane.
*/
if (!PageLRU(page) && !PageCgroupUsed(pc) && memcg != root_mem_cgroup)
pc->mem_cgroup = memcg = root_mem_cgroup;