linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 2/6] mm: page_alloc: remain memblock_next_valid

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Date:   Mon, 2 Jul 2018 13:38:51 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>
Cc:     hejianet@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 2/6] mm: page_alloc: remain memblock_next_valid_pfn()
 on arm/arm64

On Fri 29-06-18 14:13:08, Pavel Tatashin wrote:
> > +++ b/include/linux/early_pfn.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +/* Copyright (C) 2018 HXT-semitech Corp. */
> > +#ifndef __EARLY_PFN_H
> > +#define __EARLY_PFN_H
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_MEMBLOCK_PFN_VALID
> > +ulong __init_memblock memblock_next_valid_pfn(ulong pfn)
> > +{
> > +       struct memblock_type *type = &memblock.memory;
> 
> Why put it in a header file and not in some C file? In my opinion it
> is confusing to have non-line functions in header files. Basically,
> you can include this header file in exactly one C file without
> breaking compilation.

It is not confusing. It is outright broken.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs