linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] mm: Set pt

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXDJ0dBL-JetLd2iN1gzXirf9Z29nSwEHxsVZdFzvm1DA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:46:11 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] mm: Set pt_mm in PTE constructor

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 9:45 PM Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org> wrote:
> From: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
>
> By setting pt_mm for pages in use as page tables, we can help with
> debugging and lay the foundation for handling hardware errors in page
> tables more gracefully.  It also opens up the possibility for adding
> more sanity checks in the future.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>

>  arch/m68k/include/asm/mcf_pgalloc.h | 2 +-
>  arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c             | 2 +-

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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