linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Drop page-def.h

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Date:   Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:31:31 +0100
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Drop page-def.h

On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 12:05:31PM +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> PAGE_SHIFT (PAGE_SIZE and PAGE_MASK) which is derived from ARM64_PAGE_SHIFT
> should be moved into pgtable-hwdef.h instead, and subsequently page-def.h
> can be just dropped off completely.

According to who?

Every other architecture defines PAGE_SHIFT in page.h, so if you're moving
things around then that sounds like a better choice.

Will