Re: [PATCH v2] mm/khugepaged: use ALIGN helpers for PMD alignment

From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)

Date: Thu Apr 09 2026 - 03:54:44 EST


On 4/9/26 03:43, Ye Liu wrote:
> From: Ye Liu <liuye@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> PMD alignment in khugepaged is currently implemented using a mix of
> rounding helpers and open-coded bitmask operations.
>
> Use ALIGN() and ALIGN_DOWN() consistently for PMD-sized address range
> alignment, matching the preferred style for address and size handling.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ye Liu <liuye@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Switch to ALIGN()/ALIGN_DOWN() per David's suggestion.
> - Also convert collapse_scan_mm_slot() to keep PMD alignment helpers
> consistent within khugepaged.
> - Update the changelog accordingly.
> - Link to v1:https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260408093534.2373007-1-ye.liu@xxxxxxxxx/
> ---

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Cheers,

David