linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V2 3/7]: PVH: mmu related changes.

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Date:	Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:43:08 +0100
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@...cle.com>
CC:	"Xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <Xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V2 3/7]: PVH:  mmu related changes.

On Tue, 2012-10-16 at 10:46 -0700, Mukesh Rathor wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:27:01 +0100
> Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2012-10-12 at 09:57 +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > > > +int xen_unmap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> > > > +{
> > > > +       int numpgs = (vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > +       struct page **pages = vma ? vma->vm_private_data : NULL;
> > > 
> > > I thought we agreed to keep uses of vm_private_data in the privcmd
> > > driver?
> > > 
> > > I think you should just add pages and nr as direct parameters to
> > > this function, which is symmetric with the map call.
> > 
> > I had to look at this while rebasing my arm patches, turned out to be
> > fairly simple. Feel free to either fold in or badger me for a proper
> > commit message.
> 
> 
> I made similar change in my tree, except I am not passing vma as its
> not needed. I guess you just wanna be consistend with remap, or future
> use?

Consistency mostly.


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