Re: [PATCH] x86 headers: include linux/types.h

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Feb 13 2009 - 13:09:44 EST



* Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> Regarding the fixlet below - wouldnt PTE_FLAGS_MASK be better placed in
>> pgtable_types.h ? It's specifically related to the pte format. OTOH we
>> have a lot of PTE details in the page_*types.h files already.
>>
>
> No, you're right.
>
>> The boundary between page_types.h and pgtable_types.h does not seem to
>> be clear to me - what is the principle you followed?
>>
>
> Well, basically anything to do with the internals of a pte*_t go in
> pgtable.h. PTE_*_MASK should go there too, and is an oversight (though
> its on the margin because of its dependency on the page size/mask
> definitions in page*.h).

likewise, PUD_PAGE_* and PAGETABLE_LEVELS should move to pgtable_types.h
too i guess. Same goes for *MASK_SHIFT*.

Ingo
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