[PATCH] lib/raid6: Replace custom zero page with ZERO_PAGE
From: Herbert Xu
Date: Sat Mar 15 2025 - 04:06:43 EST
Use the system-wide zero page instead of a custom zero page.
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/include/linux/raid/pq.h b/include/linux/raid/pq.h
index 98030accf641..1460c15dea63 100644
--- a/include/linux/raid/pq.h
+++ b/include/linux/raid/pq.h
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
#ifdef __KERNEL__
#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
-extern const char raid6_empty_zero_page[PAGE_SIZE];
+#define raid6_empty_zero_page ((const char *)page_address(ZERO_PAGE(0)))
#else /* ! __KERNEL__ */
/* Used for testing in user space */
diff --git a/lib/raid6/algos.c b/lib/raid6/algos.c
index cd2e88ee1f14..03f1a8c179f7 100644
--- a/lib/raid6/algos.c
+++ b/lib/raid6/algos.c
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
#else
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/gfp.h>
-/* In .bss so it's zeroed */
-const char raid6_empty_zero_page[PAGE_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned(256)));
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(raid6_empty_zero_page);
#endif
struct raid6_calls raid6_call;
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