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

From: Vineet Gupta
Date: Mon Apr 26 2021 - 12:31:40 EST


On 4/26/21 9:15 AM, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> 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.

But still worth adding a comment. If this could trip the person who did
the massive cross-arch rework then I don't know what mere mortals would
run into ;-)

-Vineet