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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:43:01 +0800 From: Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com> To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86/mm/64: Rename the register_page_bootmem_memmap() 'size' parameter to 'nr_pages' On 10/26/17 at 08:25am, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com> wrote: > > > register_page_bootmem_memmap()'s 3rd 'size' parameter is named > > in a somewhat misleading fashion - rename it to 'nr_pages' which > > makes the units of it much clearer. > > > > And also rename the existing local variable 'nr_pages' to 'pages'. > > Otherwise building error will be reported since these two variables > > are different type though both represent number of pages. Take > > 'nr_pages' as register_page_bootmem_memmap()'s parameter name since > > it has more specific meaning, can make better function interface. > > > > Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com> > > Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> > > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> > > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> > > Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org > > Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1508849249-18035-1-git-send-email-bhe@redhat.com > > Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> > > --- > > v1->v2: > > Code change in v1 is incomplete, caused build failure. Change > > it after Ingo pointed it out. > > > > And Ingo helped rewrite the change log of v1. I also add description > > about the local variable change. > > > > arch/x86/mm/init_64.c | 10 +++++----- > > include/linux/mm.h | 2 +- > > 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c > > index 048fbe8fc274..18b9d2c7f5ef 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c > > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c > > @@ -1426,16 +1426,16 @@ int __meminit vmemmap_populate(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int node) > > > > #if defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_SPARSE) && defined(CONFIG_HAVE_BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE) > > void register_page_bootmem_memmap(unsigned long section_nr, > > - struct page *start_page, unsigned long size) > > + struct page *start_page, unsigned long nr_pages) > > { > > unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)start_page; > > - unsigned long end = (unsigned long)(start_page + size); > > + unsigned long end = (unsigned long)(start_page + nr_pages); > > unsigned long next; > > pgd_t *pgd; > > p4d_t *p4d; > > pud_t *pud; > > pmd_t *pmd; > > - unsigned int nr_pages; > > + unsigned int pages; > > struct page *page; > > > > for (; addr < end; addr = next) { > > @@ -1482,9 +1482,9 @@ void register_page_bootmem_memmap(unsigned long section_nr, > > if (pmd_none(*pmd)) > > continue; > > > > - nr_pages = 1 << (get_order(PMD_SIZE)); > > + pages = 1 << (get_order(PMD_SIZE)); > > Why is the get_order() call in extra parentheses? Yeah, the extra parentheses makes no sense, will clean it up. > > Also, the 'pages' name sucks in a similar way 'size' sucks - in this context where > we _already_ have a nr_pages variable it should be something more expressive like > 'nr_pmd_pages' or so. nr_pmd_pages looks better, will use it instead. Thanks for reviewing and great suggestion! Thanks Baoquan
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