linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/4] arm64: Correct type for PUD macros

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Date:   Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:39:30 +0000
From:   Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@....com>
To:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:     <kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu>, <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/4] arm64: Correct type for PUD macros

Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com> writes:

> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 07:07:26PM +0000, Punit Agrawal wrote:
>> The PUD macros (PUD_TABLE_BIT, PUD_TYPE_MASK, PUD_TYPE_SECT) use the
>> pgdval_t even when pudval_t is available. Even though the underlying
>> type for both (u64) is the same it is confusing and may lead to issues
>> in the future.
>> 
>> Fix this by using pudval_t to define the PUD_* macros.
>> 
>> Fixes: 084bd29810a56 ("ARM64: mm: HugeTLB support.")
>> Fixes: 206a2a73a62d3 ("arm64: mm: Create gigabyte kernel logical mappings where possible")
>> Signed-off-by: Punit Agrawal <punit.agrawal@....com>
>> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
>> Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
>
> I queued this patch. I'll leave the KVM bits to Marc/Christoffer.

Thanks for picking up the fix.

Punit