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diff --git a/Documentation/mm/active_mm.rst b/Documentation/mm/active_mm.rst index 45d89f8fb3a8..d096fc091e23 100644 --- a/Documentation/mm/active_mm.rst +++ b/Documentation/mm/active_mm.rst @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ Active MM ========= +Note, the mm_count refcount may no longer include the "lazy" users +(running tasks with ->active_mm == mm && ->mm == NULL) on kernels +with CONFIG_MMU_LAZY_TLB_REFCOUNT=n. Taking and releasing these lazy +references must be done with mmgrab_lazy_tlb() and mmdrop_lazy_tlb() +helpers, which abstract this config option. + :: List: linux-kernel |