linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/5] xen/mmu: The xen_setup_kernel_pagetable doesn't need to return anything.

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:28:20 -0400
From:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com
Cc:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] xen/mmu: The xen_setup_kernel_pagetable doesn't need to return anything.

We don't need to return the new PGD - as we do not use it.

Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
---
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c |    5 +----
 arch/x86/xen/mmu.c       |   10 ++--------
 arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h   |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index ed7d549..ae8a2ab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 {
 	struct physdev_set_iopl set_iopl;
 	int rc;
-	pgd_t *pgd;
 
 	if (!xen_start_info)
 		return;
@@ -1348,8 +1347,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 	acpi_numa = -1;
 #endif
 
-	pgd = (pgd_t *)xen_start_info->pt_base;
-
 	/* Don't do the full vcpu_info placement stuff until we have a
 	   possible map and a non-dummy shared_info. */
 	per_cpu(xen_vcpu, 0) = &HYPERVISOR_shared_info->vcpu_info[0];
@@ -1358,7 +1355,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 	early_boot_irqs_disabled = true;
 
 	xen_raw_console_write("mapping kernel into physical memory\n");
-	pgd = xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd, xen_start_info->nr_pages);
+	xen_setup_kernel_pagetable((pgd_t *)xen_start_info->pt_base, xen_start_info->nr_pages);
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize top and mid mfn levels for p2m structure */
 	xen_build_mfn_list_list();
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
index 3a73785..4ac21a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
@@ -1719,8 +1719,7 @@ static void convert_pfn_mfn(void *v)
  * of the physical mapping once some sort of allocator has been set
  * up.
  */
-pgd_t * __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd,
-					 unsigned long max_pfn)
+void __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long max_pfn)
 {
 	pud_t *l3;
 	pmd_t *l2;
@@ -1781,8 +1780,6 @@ pgd_t * __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd,
 
 	memblock_reserve(__pa(xen_start_info->pt_base),
 			 xen_start_info->nr_pt_frames * PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	return pgd;
 }
 #else	/* !CONFIG_X86_64 */
 static RESERVE_BRK_ARRAY(pmd_t, initial_kernel_pmd, PTRS_PER_PMD);
@@ -1825,8 +1822,7 @@ static void __init xen_write_cr3_init(unsigned long cr3)
 	pv_mmu_ops.write_cr3 = &xen_write_cr3;
 }
 
-pgd_t * __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd,
-					 unsigned long max_pfn)
+void __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long max_pfn)
 {
 	pmd_t *kernel_pmd;
 
@@ -1858,8 +1854,6 @@ pgd_t * __init xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd,
 
 	memblock_reserve(__pa(xen_start_info->pt_base),
 			 xen_start_info->nr_pt_frames * PAGE_SIZE);
-
-	return initial_page_table;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h b/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h
index 202d4c1..2230f57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void xen_setup_mfn_list_list(void);
 void xen_setup_shared_info(void);
 void xen_build_mfn_list_list(void);
 void xen_setup_machphys_mapping(void);
-pgd_t *xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long max_pfn);
+void xen_setup_kernel_pagetable(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long max_pfn);
 void xen_reserve_top(void);
 extern unsigned long xen_max_p2m_pfn;
 
-- 
1.7.7.6

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