linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] arch, mm: restore dependency of __kernel_map_pages() of DEBUG

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Date:   Mon, 2 Nov 2020 17:15:24 +0200
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] arch, mm: restore dependency of
 __kernel_map_pages() of DEBUG_PAGEALLOC

On Mon, Nov 02, 2020 at 10:23:20AM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> 
> >   int __init kernel_map_pages_in_pgd(pgd_t *pgd, u64 pfn, unsigned long address,
> >   				   unsigned numpages, unsigned long page_flags)
> > diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> > index 14e397f3752c..ab0ef6bd351d 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> > @@ -2924,7 +2924,11 @@ static inline bool debug_pagealloc_enabled_static(void)
> >   	return static_branch_unlikely(&_debug_pagealloc_enabled);
> >   }
> > -#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SET_DIRECT_MAP)
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
> > +/*
> > + * To support DEBUG_PAGEALLOC architecture must ensure that
> > + * __kernel_map_pages() never fails
> 
> Maybe add here, that this implies mapping everything via PTEs during boot.

This is more of an implementation detail, while assumption that
__kernel_map_pages() does not fail is somewhat a requirement :)

> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

Thanks!

> -- 
> Thanks,
> 
> David / dhildenb
> 

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.