Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] mm: rename pointers to software PTE values as ptentp

[David Hildenbrand (Arm)]

On 9/3/26 12:29, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
> Some interfaces use pte_t * for a software PTE value rather than for an
> entry stored in a PTE table. These pointers must remain pte_t * when
> pointers to PTE table storage are converted to hw_pte_t *.
> 
> Rename these parameters in the install_pte callback,
> write_protect_page(), and guard_install_set_pte() to ptentp. The later
> Coccinelle conversion skips pointers named ptentp, allowing it to convert
> the remaining PTE table pointers without changing these interfaces.
> 
> Some functions already use ptentp for such pointers, including:
> - madvise_folio_pte_batch()
> - folio_pte_batch_flags()
> No need to rename them.
> 
> This patch only renames parameters and makes no functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@xxxxxxx>
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Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Cheers,

David