linux-kernel - [PATCH] Fix 56-bit addresses in Documentation/x86/x86

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Message-Id: <20190415150853.10354-1-steve@sk2.org>
Date:   Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:08:53 +0200
From:   Stephen Kitt <steve@....org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, corbet@....net, bhe@...hat.com,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        alex.popov@...ux.com, Stephen Kitt <steve@....org>
Subject: [PATCH] Fix 56-bit addresses in Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt

This fixes a PT typo, and the following 56-bit address-space
addresses:
* the hole extends from 0100000000000000 to feffffffffffffff
* the KASAN shadow memory area stops at fffffbffffffffff (see kasan.h)

Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <steve@....org>
---
 Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
index 804f9426ed17..6cbe652d7a49 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Complete virtual memory map with 5-level page tables
 Notes:
 
  - With 56-bit addresses, user-space memory gets expanded by a factor of 512x,
-   from 0.125 PB to 64 PB. All kernel mappings shift down to the -64 PT starting
+   from 0.125 PB to 64 PB. All kernel mappings shift down to the -64 PB starting
    offset and many of the regions expand to support the much larger physical
    memory supported.
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Notes:
  0000000000000000 |    0       | 00ffffffffffffff |   64 PB | user-space virtual memory, different per mm
 __________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
                   |            |                  |         |
- 0000800000000000 |  +64    PB | ffff7fffffffffff | ~16K PB | ... huge, still almost 64 bits wide hole of non-canonical
+ 0100000000000000 |  +64    PB | feffffffffffffff | ~16K PB | ... huge, still almost 64 bits wide hole of non-canonical
                   |            |                  |         |     virtual memory addresses up to the -64 PB
                   |            |                  |         |     starting offset of kernel mappings.
 __________________|____________|__________________|_________|___________________________________________________________
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ____________________________________________________________|___________________
  ffd2000000000000 |  -11.5  PB | ffd3ffffffffffff |  0.5 PB | ... unused hole
  ffd4000000000000 |  -11    PB | ffd5ffffffffffff |  0.5 PB | virtual memory map (vmemmap_base)
  ffd6000000000000 |  -10.5  PB | ffdeffffffffffff | 2.25 PB | ... unused hole
- ffdf000000000000 |   -8.25 PB | fffffdffffffffff |   ~8 PB | KASAN shadow memory
+ ffdf000000000000 |   -8.25 PB | fffffbffffffffff |   ~8 PB | KASAN shadow memory
 __________________|____________|__________________|_________|____________________________________________________________
                                                             |
                                                             | Identical layout to the 47-bit one from here on:
-- 
2.11.0