linux-kernel - Re: Pointer magic in mm_init

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Date:   Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:26:08 -0400
From:   Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
To:     Siarhei Liakh <sliakh.lkml@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Pointer magic in mm_init_cpumask()

On Wed, 2019-08-21 at 09:13 -0400, Siarhei Liakh wrote:

> If mm_cpumask() is not safe, then at the very least the following has
> to be fixed:
> $ grep -rIn 'cpumask_clear(mm_cpumask(' *
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/tlb.h:69:    cpumask_clear(mm_cpumask(mm));
> arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c:857:        cpumask_clear(mm_cpumask(mm));
> arch/ia64/include/asm/mmu_context.h:92:        cpumask_clear(mm_cpuma
> sk(mm));
> arch/csky/mm/asid.c:126:    cpumask_clear(mm_cpumask(mm));
> arch/arm/mm/context.c:233:    cpumask_clear(mm_cpumask(mm));
> 
> Otherwise, mm_init_cpumask() can be simplified down to
> cpumask_clear(mm_cpumask(mm)).
> What do you think?

That looks like a nice cleanup.

I do not see why it would not work, but I suppose
that should be tested :)

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