[PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro
From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Tue Sep 23 2025 - 10:01:07 EST
In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
correctness.
So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/page-flags.h | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 568011930e358..48e27768e7ba9 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -316,10 +316,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long _compound_head(const struct page *page)
* check that the page number lies within @folio; the caller is presumed
* to have a reference to the page.
*/
-static inline struct page *folio_page(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long n)
-{
- return (struct page *)(&folio->page + n);
-}
+#define folio_page(folio, n) (&(folio)->page + (n))
static __always_inline int PageTail(const struct page *page)
{
--
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