Re: [PATCH 5/9] mmzone: add pgdat_{end_pfn,is_empty}() helpers &consolidate.

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Feb 01 2013 - 19:24:10 EST


On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:52:57 -0800
Cody P Schafer <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Cody P Schafer <jmesmon@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add pgdat_end_pfn() and pgdat_is_empty() helpers which match the similar
> zone_*() functions.
>
> Change node_end_pfn() to be a wrapper of pgdat_end_pfn().
>
> ...
>
> --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
> @@ -772,11 +772,17 @@ typedef struct pglist_data {
> #define nid_page_nr(nid, pagenr) pgdat_page_nr(NODE_DATA(nid),(pagenr))
>
> #define node_start_pfn(nid) (NODE_DATA(nid)->node_start_pfn)
> +#define node_end_pfn(nid) pgdat_end_pfn(NODE_DATA(nid))

I wonder if these could be implemented in nice C code rather than nasty
cpp code.

> -#define node_end_pfn(nid) ({\
> - pg_data_t *__pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);\
> - __pgdat->node_start_pfn + __pgdat->node_spanned_pages;\
> -})
> +static inline unsigned long pgdat_end_pfn(pg_data_t *pgdat)
> +{
> + return pgdat->node_start_pfn + pgdat->node_spanned_pages;
> +}

It wouldn't hurt to add a little comment pointing out that this returns
"end pfn plus one", or similar. ie, it is exclusive, not inclusive.
Ditto the "zone_*() functions", if needed.

> +static inline bool pgdat_is_empty(pg_data_t *pgdat)
> +{
> + return !pgdat->node_start_pfn && !pgdat->node_spanned_pages;
> +}

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