Re: [PATCH v2] mm/hmm: bypass devmap pte when all pfn requested flags are fulfilled

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Mon Aug 30 2021 - 03:33:03 EST


On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 09:04:41AM +0800, Li Zhijian wrote:
> + if (!pte_devmap(pte) && pte_special(pte) &&
> + !is_zero_pfn(pte_pfn(pte))) {

Maybe this is a little too superficial and nitpicky, but I find the
ordering of the checks a little strange. Why not do the pte_special
first and then the exlusions from it later?