Re: [PATCH v6 02/27] x86, mm: make pgd next calculation consistentwith pud/pmd

[Borislav Petkov]

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 07:37:14PM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> update to :
> 
> ---
> Subject: [PATCH] x86, mm: make pgd next calculation consistent with pud/pmd
> 
> Just like the way we calculate next for pud and pmd, aka
> round down and add size.
> 
> also remove not needed next checking, just pass end with phys_pud_init.
> 
> pyhs_pud_init() uses PTRS_PER_PUD to stop its loop early so it could handle
> big end properly.

Almost there, let's merge the last two sentences:

"Also, do not boundary-check 'next' but pass 'end' down to
phys_pud_init() instead because the loop in there terminates at
PTRS_PER_PUD and thus can handle a possibly bigger 'end' properly."

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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