linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] mm: add pmd

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Message-ID: <20151117175243.GA28024@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:52:43 -0700
From:	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...chiereds.net>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org, x86@...nel.org,
	xfs@....sgi.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew.r.wilcox@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/11] mm: add pmd_mkclean()

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 05:02:48PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 11/13/2015 04:06 PM, Ross Zwisler wrote:
> > +static inline pmd_t pmd_mkclean(pmd_t pmd)
> > +{
> > +	return pmd_clear_flags(pmd, _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY);
> > +}
> 
> pte_mkclean() doesn't clear _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY.  What the thought behind
> doing it here?

I just wrote it to undo the work done by pmd_mkdirty() - you're right, it
should mirror the work done by pte_mkclean() and not clear _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY.
I'll fix this for v3, thanks!
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