linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: fix lookup_address() to handle physical memory holes in direct mapping

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Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 19:13:30 +0000
From: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: fix lookup_address() to handle physical memory
 holes in direct mapping

On Mon, 2024-07-01 at 13:59 -0500, Kalra, Ashish wrote:
> 
> Then what is the caller supposed to do in this case ?
> 
> As the return from lookup_address() is non-NULL in this case, accessing it
> causes a fatal #PF.
> 
> Is the caller supposed to add the check for a valid PTE using pte_none(*pte) ?

I did a quick look at the callers, and some do their own check for pte_none().
But some don't. Some also assume the return can't be NULL.

Can you elaborate on your goal for this change? Just a cleanup?