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The code to determine the page range for binder_lru_freelist_del() is quite obscure. It leverages the buffer_size calculated before doing an oversized buffer split. This is used to figure out if the last page is being shared with another active buffer. If so, the page gets trimmed out of the range as it has been previously removed from the freelist. This would be equivalent to getting the start page of the next in-use buffer explicitly. However, the code for this is much larger as we can see in binder_free_buf_locked() routine. Instead, lets settle on documenting the tricky step and using better names for now. I believe an ideal solution would be to count the binder_page->users to determine when a page should be added or removed from the freelist. However, this is a much bigger change than what I'm willing to risk at this time. Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231201172212.1813387-24-cmllamas@google.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.