Re: [PATCH 2/3] mm: replace __HAVE_ARCH_PTE_SPECIAL

From: Laurent Dufour
Date: Tue Apr 10 2018 - 11:11:13 EST


On 09/04/2018 22:08, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2018, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>
>>> -#ifdef __HAVE_ARCH_PTE_SPECIAL
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
>>> # define HAVE_PTE_SPECIAL 1
>>> #else
>>> # define HAVE_PTE_SPECIAL 0
>>
>> I'd say kill this odd indirection and just use the
>> CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL symbol directly.
>>
>>
>
> Agree, and I think it would be easier to audit/review if patches 1 and 3
> were folded together to see the relationship between the newly added
> selects and what #define's it is replacing. Otherwise, looks good!
>

Ok I will fold the 3 patches and introduce a new one removing HAVE_PTE_SPECIAL.

Thanks,
Laurent.