Re: [PATCH v2, part2 10/10] mm/x86: use free_highmem_page() to freehighmem pages into buddy system

From: Pekka Enberg
Date: Sun Mar 10 2013 - 06:32:43 EST


On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Jiang Liu <liuj97@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Use helper function free_highmem_page() to free highmem pages into
> the buddy system.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiang Liu <jiang.liu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c | 1 -
> arch/x86/mm/init_32.c | 10 +---------
> 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c
> index 6f31ee5..252b8f5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/highmem_32.c
> @@ -137,5 +137,4 @@ void __init set_highmem_pages_init(void)
> add_highpages_with_active_regions(nid, zone_start_pfn,
> zone_end_pfn);
> }
> - totalram_pages += totalhigh_pages;

Hmm? I haven't looked at what totalram_pages is used for but could you
explain why this change is safe?

> }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
> index 2d19001..3ac7e31 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
> @@ -427,14 +427,6 @@ static void __init permanent_kmaps_init(pgd_t *pgd_base)
> pkmap_page_table = pte;
> }
>
> -static void __init add_one_highpage_init(struct page *page)
> -{
> - ClearPageReserved(page);
> - init_page_count(page);
> - __free_page(page);
> - totalhigh_pages++;
> -}
> -
> void __init add_highpages_with_active_regions(int nid,
> unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
> {
> @@ -448,7 +440,7 @@ void __init add_highpages_with_active_regions(int nid,
> start_pfn, end_pfn);
> for ( ; pfn < e_pfn; pfn++)
> if (pfn_valid(pfn))
> - add_one_highpage_init(pfn_to_page(pfn));
> + free_highmem_page(pfn_to_page(pfn));
> }
> }
> #else
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
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