linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/mm: Drop pte_bad() descriptions from arch page table helpers

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Message-ID: <dc5028e587925d78fb0805e21e89efbb293ef066.camel@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:12:35 +0000
From:   "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
To:     "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "anshuman.khandual@....com" <anshuman.khandual@....com>
CC:     "corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/mm: Drop pte_bad() descriptions from arch
 page table helpers

On Tue, 2023-11-14 at 12:04 +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> pte_bad() never existed unlike similar helpers at PMU, PUD, and PGD
> level.
> This was added erroneously and hence should be dropped instead.
> 
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
> Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>

Reviewed-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>