Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] MIPS: Do not flush tlb page when updating PTE entry
From: maobibo
Date: Tue May 26 2020 - 21:08:33 EST
On 05/25/2020 04:31 PM, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
> On 25.05.2020 11:12, Sergei Shtylyov wrote:
>
>>> It is not necessary to flush tlb page on all CPUs if suitable PTE
>>> entry exists already during page fault handling, just updating
>>> TLB is fine.
>>>
>>> Here redefine flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault as empty on MIPS system.
>>
>> Need empty line here.
>>
>>> V6:
>>> - Add update_mmu_tlb function as empty on all platform except mips
>>> system, we use this function to update local tlb for page fault
>>> smp-race handling
>>> V5:
>>> - define update_mmu_cache function specified on MIPS platform, and
>>> add page fault smp-race stats info
>>> V4:
>>> - add pte_sw_mkyoung function to implement readable privilege, and
>>> this function is only in effect on MIPS system.
>>> - add page valid bit judgement in function pte_modify
>>> V3:
>>> - add detailed changelog, modify typo issue in patch V2
>>> v2:
>>> - split flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault and tlb update into two patches
>>> - comments typo modification
>>> - separate tlb update and add pte readable privilege into two patches
>>
>> It was a bad idea to keep the version change log in the 1st patch only,
>> we have either cover letter for that, or all the individual patches...
>
> Sorry for noticing this only now. With 4 patches, you should have a cover letter anyway...
Thanks for reviewing my patch, a cover letter will be added.
>
>>> Signed-off-by: Bibo Mao <maobibo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> [...]
>
> MBR, Sergei