linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: rename PTE_MASK to PTE_PFN

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Message-ID: <20080722153336.GA18757@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:33:36 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
Cc:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: rename PTE_MASK to PTE_PFN_MASK


* Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de> wrote:

> Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de> writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> writes:
> >
> >> Johannes Weiner wrote:
> >>> PTE_PFN_MASK is not symmetric to PAGE_MASK.
> >>
> >> No, it isn't.  Is there anything about the name that suggests that it
> >> should be?  PTE_PFN_MASK is for operating on pteval_t-typed values
> >> extracted from ptes; PAGE_MASK is for operating on addresses.
> >
> > I meant the naming scheme, not the functionality.
> >
> > The thing PAGE_MASK and PTE_MASK have in common is that they are masks
> > and their names indicate what is masked away when applied.
> >
> > So PAGE_MASK suggests that it masks out page details.  And PTE_MASK
> > suggests that it masks out PTE details.
> >
> > PTE_PFN_MASK masks suggests that it masks out the flags, according 
> > to the existing naming convention.  But it does the opposite.
> 
> As you explained me how PAGE_MASK was meant, scratch the above ;)

btw., feel free to send a patch that adds more comments that makes it 
obvious at first sight if someone takes a look at the defines.

	Ingo
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