linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 05/13] mm/arch: Provide pud

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 10:33:22 -0300
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 05/13] mm/arch: Provide pud_pfn() fallback

On Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 01:17:06PM +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote:

> > That commit makes it sounds like the arch supports huge PUD's through
> > the hugepte mechanism - it says a LTP test failed so something
> > populated a huge PUD at least??
> 
> Not sure, I more see it just like a copy/paste of commit 501b81046701 
> ("mips: mm: add p?d_leaf() definitions").
> 
> The commit message says that the test failed because pmd_leaf() is 
> missing, it says nothing about PUD.

AH fair enough, it is probably a C&P then

Jason