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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst index 0f5da78ef4f9..98969d713e2e 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst @@ -938,3 +938,14 @@ file pointer instead of struct dentry pointer. d_tmpfile() is similarly changed to simplify callers. The passed file is in a non-open state and on success must be opened before returning (e.g. by calling finish_open_simple()). + +--- + +**mandatory** + +Calling convention for ->huge_fault has changed. It now takes a page +order instead of an enum page_entry_size, and it may be called without the +mmap_lock held. All in-tree users have been audited and do not seem to +depend on the mmap_lock being held, but out of tree users should verify +for themselves. If they do need it, they can return VM_FAULT_RETRY to +be called with the mmap_lock held. |