linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/15] mm: add setup_initial_init_mm() helper

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Date:   Mon, 7 Jun 2021 00:31:09 +0300
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
To:     Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-csky@...r.kernel.org,
        uclinux-h8-devel@...ts.sourceforge.jp,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org, openrisc@...ts.librecores.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/15] mm: add setup_initial_init_mm() helper

Hello Kefeng,

On Fri, Jun 04, 2021 at 03:06:19PM +0800, Kefeng Wang wrote:
> Add setup_initial_init_mm() helper to setup kernel text,
> data and brk.
> 
> Cc: linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-csky@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: uclinux-h8-devel@...ts.sourceforge.jp
> Cc: linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
> Cc: openrisc@...ts.librecores.org
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
> Cc: linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-sh@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/mm_types.h | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> index 5aacc1c10a45..e1d2429089a4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -572,6 +572,14 @@ struct mm_struct {
>  };
>  
>  extern struct mm_struct init_mm;
> +static inline void setup_initial_init_mm(void *start_code, void *end_code,
> +					 void *end_data, void *brk)

I think it's not that performance sensitive to make it inline. It can be
placed in mm/init-mm.c with a forward declaration in mm.h

> +{
> +	init_mm.start_code = (unsigned long)start_code;
> +	init_mm.end_code = (unsigned long)end_code;
> +	init_mm.end_data = (unsigned long)end_data;
> +	init_mm.brk = (unsigned long)brk;
> +}

>  /* Pointer magic because the dynamic array size confuses some compilers. */
>  static inline void mm_init_cpumask(struct mm_struct *mm)
> -- 
> 2.26.2
> 
> 
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-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.

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