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diff --git a/Documentation/mm/hugetlbfs_reserv.rst b/Documentation/mm/hugetlbfs_reserv.rst index d9c2b0f01dcd..4914fbf07966 100644 --- a/Documentation/mm/hugetlbfs_reserv.rst +++ b/Documentation/mm/hugetlbfs_reserv.rst @@ -271,12 +271,12 @@ to the global reservation count (resv_huge_pages). Freeing Huge Pages ================== -Huge page freeing is performed by the routine free_huge_page(). This routine -is the destructor for hugetlbfs compound pages. As a result, it is only -passed a pointer to the page struct. When a huge page is freed, reservation -accounting may need to be performed. This would be the case if the page was -associated with a subpool that contained reserves, or the page is being freed -on an error path where a global reserve count must be restored. +Huge pages are freed by free_huge_folio(). It is only passed a pointer +to the folio as it is called from the generic MM code. When a huge page +is freed, reservation accounting may need to be performed. This would +be the case if the page was associated with a subpool that contained +reserves, or the page is being freed on an error path where a global +reserve count must be restored. The page->private field points to any subpool associated with the page. If the PagePrivate flag is set, it indicates the global reserve count should @@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ However, there are several instances where errors are encountered after a huge page is allocated but before it is instantiated. In this case, the page allocation has consumed the reservation and made the appropriate subpool, reservation map and global count adjustments. If the page is freed at this -time (before instantiation and clearing of PagePrivate), then free_huge_page +time (before instantiation and clearing of PagePrivate), then free_huge_folio will increment the global reservation count. However, the reservation map indicates the reservation was consumed. This resulting inconsistent state will cause the 'leak' of a reserved huge page. The global reserve count will |