linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [9/9] GBPAGES: Do kernel direct mapping at boot using GB pages

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Message-ID: <20080131173941.GH25989@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:39:41 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [9/9] GBPAGES: Do kernel direct mapping at boot using
	GB pages

On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 06:10:02PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 05:17:41PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > +static unsigned long direct_entry(unsigned long paddr)
> > > 
> > > Please use a more sensible function name. This one has no association
> > > with the functionality at all.
> > 
> > Can you suggest one? I honestly cannot think of a better one.
> > Its's a "entry" in the "direct" mapping.
> 
> Doh, yes :) It just did not trigger.

I got rid of it now by switching over to the standard pte primitives
(with the usual casts). It's not prettier, but at least more consistent.

I hope i didn't break the paravirt case though, we'll see.

-Andi

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