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diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index bc5d4f43036c..71a02e295037 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -290,11 +290,23 @@ static void handle_write_error(struct address_space *mapping,
unlock_page(page);
}
+/* possible outcome of pageout() */
+typedef enum {
+ /* failed to write page out, page is locked */
+ PAGE_KEEP,
+ /* move page to the active list, page is locked */
+ PAGE_ACTIVATE,
+ /* page has been sent to the disk successfully, page is unlocked */
+ PAGE_SUCCESS,
+ /* page is clean and locked */
+ PAGE_CLEAN,
+} pageout_t;
+
/*
* pageout is called by shrink_page_list() for each dirty page.
* Calls ->writepage().
*/
-pageout_t pageout(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping)
+static pageout_t pageout(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping)
{
/*
* If the page is dirty, only perform writeback if that write