[PATCH 2/8] mm: remove unused folio refcount helpers
From: Shivank Garg
Date: Mon Oct 26 2026 - 06:36:29 EST
folio_ref_sub_return(), folio_ref_inc_return(), folio_ref_dec_and_test()
and folio_ref_dec_return() have no callers. The last
folio_ref_sub_return() user was removed in commit 38607c62b34b
("fs/dax: properly refcount fs dax pages").
Signed-off-by: Shivank Garg <shivankg@xxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/page_ref.h | 24 ------------------------
1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/page_ref.h b/include/linux/page_ref.h
index 9f5c75d06f76..6fc20a49fa84 100644
--- a/include/linux/page_ref.h
+++ b/include/linux/page_ref.h
@@ -157,15 +157,6 @@ static inline void folio_ref_sub(struct folio *folio, int nr)
page_ref_sub(&folio->page, nr);
}
-static inline int folio_ref_sub_return(struct folio *folio, int nr)
-{
- int ret = atomic_sub_return(nr, &folio->_refcount);
-
- if (page_ref_tracepoint_active(page_ref_mod_and_return))
- __page_ref_mod_and_return(&folio->page, -nr, ret);
- return ret;
-}
-
static inline void page_ref_inc(struct page *page)
{
atomic_inc(&page->_refcount);
@@ -213,11 +204,6 @@ static inline int page_ref_inc_return(struct page *page)
return ret;
}
-static inline int folio_ref_inc_return(struct folio *folio)
-{
- return page_ref_inc_return(&folio->page);
-}
-
static inline int page_ref_dec_and_test(struct page *page)
{
int ret = atomic_dec_and_test(&page->_refcount);
@@ -227,11 +213,6 @@ static inline int page_ref_dec_and_test(struct page *page)
return ret;
}
-static inline int folio_ref_dec_and_test(struct folio *folio)
-{
- return page_ref_dec_and_test(&folio->page);
-}
-
static inline int page_ref_dec_return(struct page *page)
{
int ret = atomic_dec_return(&page->_refcount);
@@ -241,11 +222,6 @@ static inline int page_ref_dec_return(struct page *page)
return ret;
}
-static inline int folio_ref_dec_return(struct folio *folio)
-{
- return page_ref_dec_return(&folio->page);
-}
-
static inline bool page_ref_add_unless_zero(struct page *page, int nr)
{
bool ret = atomic_add_unless(&page->_refcount, nr, 0);
--
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