Re: [PATCH] sparc: Use vmemmap_populate_hugepages for vmemmap_populate

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Thu Dec 18 2025 - 07:14:12 EST


On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 07:45:52PM +0800, Tao pilgrim wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 08:08:58PM +0800, chengkaitao wrote:
> > > From: Chengkaitao <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > 1. Added the vmemmap_false_pmd function to accommodate architectures
> > > that do not support basepages.
> > > 2. In the SPARC architecture, reimplemented vmemmap_populate using
> > > vmemmap_populate_hugepages.
> >
> > What problem this patch is trying to solve?
>
> Following the pattern established by other architectures, vmemmap_populate
> is reimplemented using vmemmap_populate_hugepages in the SPARC architecture,
> which fulfills the intended purpose of vmemmap_populate_hugepages.

But what's wrong with the current sparc::vmemmap_populate()?

> The functional logic remains unchanged.
>
> > > Signed-off-by: Chengkaitao <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
>
> --
> Yours,
> Kaitao Cheng

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.