linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/debug_vm_pgtable: Use pxdp_get() for accessing page table entries

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Message-ID: <35021b64-df98-4a43-be48-c454b7a95b93@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:05:06 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/debug_vm_pgtable: Use pxdp_get() for accessing page
 table entries

On 10.09.24 13:57, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> This replaces all the existing READ_ONCE() based page table accesses with
> respective pxdp_get() helpers. Although these helpers might also fallback
> to READ_ONCE() as default, but they do provide an opportunity for various
> platforms to override when required. This change is a step in direction to
> replace all page table entry accesses with respective pxdp_get() helpers.
> 

Quite some work ahead. :)

> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> Cc: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
> ---

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

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb