Re: [PATCH V3 5/8] x86: Introduce function to get pmd entry pointer

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk]

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 07:54:57AM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 11/12/2014 11:12 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> >On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 06:43:43AM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> >>Introduces lookup_pmd_address() to get the address of the pmd entry
> >>related to a virtual address in the current address space. This
> >>function is needed for support of a virtual mapped sparse p2m list
> >>in xen pv domains.
> >>
> >What is wrong with using 'lookup_address' ?
> 
> It doesn't return the needed information. I need a pmd entry here, not
> a pte entry.

Thank you.

I believe that explanation ought to be part of the
commit description.

Could this code be merged with lookup_address_in_pgd -
perhaps by having an extra flag that would give it an OK
to return the PMD instead of walking down the tree?

Ingo, any preference for this?

Thank you!
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