Re: [PATCH RFC v3 1/4] x86/mm: Use proper page table helpers for huge page generation

From: Yin Tirui

Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 23:23:45 EST




On 3/6/2026 5:29 PM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
Whilst you are here, can we make that a one liner.
entry = pfn_pmd(__pa(p) >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE);

Could even do

pmd_t entry = pfn_pmd(__pa(p) >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE);
but that's more of a question of taste.
Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for the suggestion, I will fold this one-liner cleanup into the next respin.

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Yin Tirui