linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 06/20] powerpc/8xx: Fix size given to set_huge_pte

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Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 08:32:47 +0000
From: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Jason Gunthorpe
	<jgg@...dia.com>, Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, Nicholas Piggin
	<npiggin@...il.com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 06/20] powerpc/8xx: Fix size given to
 set_huge_pte_at()



Le 21/05/2024 à 11:26, Oscar Salvador a écrit :
> On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 10:48:21AM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> Yeah I can. Does it actually cause a bug at runtime (I assume so)?
> 
> No, currently set_huge_pte_at() from 8xx ignores the 'sz' parameter.
> But it will be used after this series.
> 

Ah yes, I mixed things up with something else in my mind.

So this patch doesn't qualify as a fix and doesn't need to be handled 
separately from the series and doesn't really need to go on top of the 
series either, I think it is better to keep it grouped with other 8xx 
changes.

Christophe