linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] XEN: Remove the base argument from x86_init.paging.pagetable_setup

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Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:49:38 +0100
From:	Attilio Rao <attilio.rao@...rix.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] XEN: Remove the base argument from x86_init.paging.pagetable_setup_start
 PVOPS

On 21/08/12 16:41, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2012, Attilio Rao wrote:
>    
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
>> index 1019156..7999cef 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
>> @@ -445,14 +445,17 @@ static inline void permanent_kmaps_init(pgd_t *pgd_base)
>>   }
>>   #endif /* CONFIG_HIGHMEM */
>>
>> -void __init native_pagetable_setup_start(pgd_t *base)
>> +void __init native_pagetable_setup_start(void)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long pfn, va;
>> +	pgd_t *base;
>>   	pgd_t *pgd;
>>      
> 	pgd_t *pgd, *base = swapper_pg_dir;
>
> Please. No need to add 5 lines just for this.
>
>    

I honestly thought it was cleaner -- what is exactly your preferred 
choice? Just use swapper_pg_dir directly in the 2 places needing it?

Attilio
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