Re: [PATCH V2] mm/thp: Define default pmd_pgtable()

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Wed Jun 09 2021 - 02:44:28 EST


Hi Anshuman,

On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 6:59 AM Anshuman Khandual
<anshuman.khandual@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Currently most platforms define pmd_pgtable() as pmd_page() duplicating the
> same code all over. Instead just define a default value i.e pmd_page() for
> pmd_pgtable() and let platforms override when required via <asm/pgtable.h>.
> All the existing platform that override pmd_pgtable() have been moved into
> their respective <asm/pgtable.h> header in order to precede before the new
> generic definition. This makes it much cleaner with reduced code.

> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> This patch applies on linux-next (20210608) as there is a merge conflict
> dependency on the following commit.
>
> 40762590e8be ("mm: define default value for FIRST_USER_ADDRESS").
>
> This patch has been built tested across multiple platforms.
>
> Changes in V2:
>
> - Changed m68k per Geert

Thanks for the update!

> arch/m68k/include/asm/mcf_pgalloc.h | 2 --
> arch/m68k/include/asm/mcf_pgtable.h | 2 ++
> arch/m68k/include/asm/motorola_pgalloc.h | 1 -
> arch/m68k/include/asm/motorola_pgtable.h | 2 ++
> arch/m68k/include/asm/sun3_pgalloc.h | 1 -
> arch/m68k/include/asm/sun3_pgtable.h | 2 ++

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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