linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: Define ARCH_HAS_FIRST_USER

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Date:   Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:22:06 +0200
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To:     Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hexagon@...r.kernel.org, linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org,
        linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, linux-um@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-csky@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
        openrisc@...ts.librecores.org, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org,
        sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: Define ARCH_HAS_FIRST_USER_ADDRESS



Le 14/04/2021 à 04:54, Anshuman Khandual a écrit :
> Currently most platforms define FIRST_USER_ADDRESS as 0UL duplicating the
> same code all over. Instead define a new option ARCH_HAS_FIRST_USER_ADDRESS
> for those platforms which would override generic default FIRST_USER_ADDRESS
> value 0UL. This makes it much cleaner with reduced code.
> 
> Cc: linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-csky@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-hexagon@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
> Cc: linux-mips@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: openrisc@...ts.librecores.org
> Cc: linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
> Cc: linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-sh@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: sparclinux@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-um@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
> ---
>   arch/alpha/include/asm/pgtable.h             | 1 -
>   arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h               | 6 ------
>   arch/arm/Kconfig                             | 1 +
>   arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h             | 2 --
>   arch/csky/include/asm/pgtable.h              | 1 -
>   arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgtable.h           | 3 ---
>   arch/ia64/include/asm/pgtable.h              | 1 -
>   arch/m68k/include/asm/pgtable_mm.h           | 1 -
>   arch/microblaze/include/asm/pgtable.h        | 2 --
>   arch/mips/include/asm/pgtable-32.h           | 1 -
>   arch/mips/include/asm/pgtable-64.h           | 1 -
>   arch/nds32/Kconfig                           | 1 +
>   arch/nios2/include/asm/pgtable.h             | 2 --
>   arch/openrisc/include/asm/pgtable.h          | 1 -
>   arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h            | 2 --
>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/pgtable.h    | 1 -
>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pgtable.h | 1 -
>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/64/pgtable.h | 2 --
>   arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h             | 2 --
>   arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h              | 2 --
>   arch/sh/include/asm/pgtable.h                | 2 --
>   arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_32.h          | 1 -
>   arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h          | 3 ---
>   arch/um/include/asm/pgtable-2level.h         | 1 -
>   arch/um/include/asm/pgtable-3level.h         | 1 -
>   arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h         | 2 --
>   arch/xtensa/include/asm/pgtable.h            | 1 -
>   include/linux/mm.h                           | 4 ++++
>   mm/Kconfig                                   | 4 ++++
>   29 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index 8ba434287387..47098ccd715e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ extern int sysctl_page_lock_unfairness;
>   
>   void init_mm_internals(void);
>   
> +#ifndef ARCH_HAS_FIRST_USER_ADDRESS

I guess you didn't test it ..... :)

should be #ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FIRST_USER_ADDRESS

> +#define FIRST_USER_ADDRESS	0UL
> +#endif

But why do we need a config option at all for that ?

Why not just:

#ifndef FIRST_USER_ADDRESS
#define FIRST_USER_ADDRESS	0UL
#endif

> +
>   #ifndef CONFIG_NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES	/* Don't use mapnrs, do it properly */
>   extern unsigned long max_mapnr;
>   
> diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
> index 24c045b24b95..373fbe377075 100644
> --- a/mm/Kconfig
> +++ b/mm/Kconfig
> @@ -806,6 +806,10 @@ config VMAP_PFN
>   
>   config ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS
>   	bool
> +
> +config ARCH_HAS_FIRST_USER_ADDRESS
> +	bool
> +
>   config ARCH_HAS_PKEYS
>   	bool
>   
>