Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Rename ptdesc_t

From: Will Deacon

Date: Tue May 19 2026 - 07:10:36 EST


On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 09:51:46AM +0200, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> Hi Anshuman,
>
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 04:49:33AM +0100, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> > ptdesc_t sounds very similar to the core MM struct ptdesc which is actually
> > the memory descriptor for page table allocations. Hence rename this typedef
> > element as pxxval_t instead for better clarity and separation.
>
> Maybe we should keep the "pt" prefix and make it "ptval_t"?

Yeah, the 'pxx' prefix really hurts my eyes. Please use something else!

Will