linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 9/9] mm/hugetlb: Introduce hugetlb

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Date:   Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:12:12 +0100
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        James Houghton <jthoughton@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 9/9] mm/hugetlb: Introduce hugetlb_walk()

On 16.12.22 16:52, Peter Xu wrote:
> huge_pte_offset() is the main walker function for hugetlb pgtables.  The
> name is not really representing what it does, though.
> 
> Instead of renaming it, introduce a wrapper function called hugetlb_walk()
> which will use huge_pte_offset() inside.  Assert on the locks when walking
> the pgtable.
> 
> Note, the vma lock assertion will be a no-op for private mappings.
> 
> Document the last special case in the page_vma_mapped_walk() path where we
> don't need any more lock to call hugetlb_walk().

That looks cleaner and the lock assertions are IMHO a very good idea.

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb