linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/9] mm: x86: add CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD

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Date:   Tue, 4 Jan 2022 13:24:17 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Yu Zhao <yuzhao@...gle.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
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        Jesse Barnes <jsbarnes@...gle.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/9] mm: x86: add CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG

On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 12:23 PM Yu Zhao <yuzhao@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 5c2ccb85f2ef..5a4843242f09 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ config X86
> +       select ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG       if X86_64

Why is this limited to 64-bit?

I'm ok with that - maybe it's a simple case of "this is not worth
doing on 32-bit", but I'd like the explanation to be written out.

Right now the commit message literally points the architecture manual
that sio relevant for both 32-bit and 64-bit - and then the patch
itself makes it 64-bit only.

              Linus