Re: [PATCH v8 4/7] x86/mm: Simplify clear_page_*
From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Oct 29 2025 - 20:18:32 EST
On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 04:26:38PM -0700, Ankur Arora wrote:
> After this change the only remaining functions in x86/lib/clear_page_64.S are
> this one and rep_stos_alternative.
>
> And so the _orig suffix seemed to be a little confusing. That's why the
> change to the more functional name.
No, as said, having "clear_page" somewhere there in the name should stay. It
can be "__clear_page" or something along those lines but not something
completely different.
Thx.
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