linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Drop SECTION

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Date:   Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:06:50 +0100
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     catalin.marinas@....com, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Drop SECTION_[SHIFT|SIZE|MASK]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:48:26 +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> SECTION_[SHIFT|SIZE|MASK] are essentially PMD_[SHIFT|SIZE|MASK]. But these
> create confusion being similar to generic sparsemem memory sections, which
> are derived from SECTION_SIZE_BITS. Section references have always implied
> PMD level block mapping. Instead just use all PMD level macros which would
> make it explicit and also remove confusion with sparsmem memory sections.

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

[1/1] arm64/mm: Drop SECTION_[SHIFT|SIZE|MASK]
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/4aaa87ab3d2d

Cheers,
-- 
Will

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