Re: [PATCH] ARC: Use max_high_pfn as a HIGHMEM zone border

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Mon Apr 26 2021 - 12:16:19 EST


On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 11:55:00AM +0000, Vladimir Isaev wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> On Mon, April 26, 2021 2:29 PM, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 01:10:04PM +0300, Vladimir Isaev wrote:
> > > - max_zone_pfn[ZONE_HIGHMEM] = min_low_pfn;
> > > + max_zone_pfn[ZONE_HIGHMEM] = max_high_pfn;
> >
> > This is correct with PAE40, but it will break !PAE40 when "highmem" has lower
> > addresses than lowmem.
> >
> > It rather should be something like:
> >
> > if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_PAE40))
> > max_zone_pfn[ZONE_HIGHMEM] = max_high_pfn;
> > else
> > max_zone_pfn[ZONE_HIGHMEM] = min_low_pfn;
> >
>
> Not sure if I understand why we should have min_low_pfn here. In !PAE40
> case max_high_pfn just will be smaller than min_low_pfn.

Hmm, actually, you are right. This should be fine.

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.