Re: uPatch for mm/filemap.c

From: Dave Jones (dave@denial.force9.co.uk)
Date: Sat Jul 15 2000 - 14:26:11 EDT

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    Roberto Fichera <mc3641@mclink.it> wrote:
    > I've notice a double page_cache_release() in
    > mm/filemap.c:truncate_inode_pages().

    This is intentional.

    IIRC it reduces the reference by two.
    I thought it was a bug myself when I first saw it.
    Maybe someone should throw a comment there?

    /* reduce reference count by two */

    Just to stop anyone else 'fixing' this? 

    -- 
Dave.

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