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Message-ID: <841de51d-1a93-4a1f-8096-5876a6695a7e@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 09:55:37 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
akpm@...ux-foundation.org, paul.walmsley@...ive.com,
dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Cc: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>, Thomas Gleixner
<tglx@...utronix.de>, Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] mm: Move set_pxd_safe() helpers from generic to
platform
On 03.10.24 16:09, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 10/2/24 21:48, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
>> set_pxd_safe() helpers that serve a specific purpose for both x86 and riscv
>> platforms, do not need to be in the common memory code. Otherwise they just
>> unnecessarily make the common API more complicated. This moves the helpers
>> from common code to platform instead.
>
> I looked into the x86 side a bit. I'm pretty sure we can just remove
> the _safe variants. All they do is spew warnings that don't seem to be
> doing any good. They're not really safer in any meaningful way.
Yes, one reason I am happy that we are removing them from core code :)
>
> I've got a series cooked up to zap them, but I need to get some eyeballs
> on it.
Feel free to CC me. If you're busy, let me know and I might have someone
to tackle this.
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Cheers,
David / dhildenb
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