Re: [PATCH] Ensure that walk_page_range()'s start and end arepage-aligned

[David Rientjes]

On Mon, 13 Feb 2012, Dan Smith wrote:

> DR> It doesn't "ensure" anything without CONFIG_DEBUG_VM enabled, which
> DR> isn't the default.
> 
> Are you proposing a change in verbiage or a stronger check? A
> VM_BUG_ON() seemed on par with other checks, such as the one in
> get_user_pages_fast().
> 

That's not a precedent, there's a big difference between the performance 
of gup_fast(), where we can't spare an additional compare and branch, and 
walk_page_range().  VM_BUG_ON() is typically used in situations where a 
debug kernel has been built, including CONFIG_DEBUG_VM, and the check 
helps to isolate a problem that would be otherwise difficult to find.  If 
that fits the criteria, fine, but it doesn't "ensure" walk_page_range() 
always has start and end addresses that are page aligned, so the changelog 
needs to be modified to describe why an error in this path wouldn't be 
evident.
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