linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] arm64/mm: Refactor {pgd, pud, pmd, pte}

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Date:   Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:07:28 +0100
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     catalin.marinas@....com, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, shan.gavin@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, anshuman.khandual@....com,
        mark.rutland@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arm64/mm: Refactor {pgd, pud, pmd, pte}_ERROR()

On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:47:30 +1000, Gavin Shan wrote:
> The function __{pgd, pud, pmd, pte}_error() are introduced so that
> they can be called by {pgd, pud, pmd, pte}_ERROR(). However, some
> of the functions could never be called when the corresponding page
> table level isn't enabled. For example, __{pud, pmd}_error() are
> unused when PUD and PMD are folded to PGD.
> 
> This removes __{pgd, pud, pmd, pte}_error() and call pr_err() from
> {pgd, pud, pmd, pte}_ERROR() directly, similar to what x86/powerpc
> are doing. With this, the code looks a bit simplified either.

Applied to arm64 (for-next/misc), thanks!

[1/1] arm64/mm: Refactor {pgd, pud, pmd, pte}_ERROR()
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/2cf660eb81e9

Cheers,
-- 
Will

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