linux-kernel - [PATCH v3] x86/mm/tlb: update some comments in pte_flags_need

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Date:   Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:24:34 +0800
From:   Xin Hao <xhao@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     namit@...are.com
Cc:     rdunlap@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, x86@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, hpa@...or.com, jroedel@...e.de,
        xhao@...ux.alibaba.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3] x86/mm/tlb: update some comments in pte_flags_need_flush

There just changed the comment about 'flush_on_clear' check, which make
the explanation more reasonable.

Suggested-by: Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
Suggested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Xin Hao <xhao@...ux.alibaba.com>
---

Changes from v2
(https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220929091040.45390-1-xhao@linux.alibaba.com/)
- fix some comments suggested-by Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com> and
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>

 arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index cda3118f3b27..2a17698fb194 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static inline bool pte_flags_need_flush(unsigned long oldflags,
 		diff &= ~_PAGE_ACCESSED;

 	/*
-	 * Did any of the 'flush_on_clear' flags was clleared set from between
-	 * 'oldflags' and 'newflags'?
+	 * Consider the 'flush_on_clear' flags that are set on 'oldflags',
+	 * Flush if any of these flags is cleared on 'newflags'.
 	 */
 	if (diff & oldflags & flush_on_clear)
 		return true;
--
2.31.0