linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Drop setting PTE_TYPE_PAGE in pte

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Message-Id: <173074012624.2444105.5179272721710586496.b4-ty@arm.com>
Date: Mon,  4 Nov 2024 17:09:50 +0000
From: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
	Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Drop setting PTE_TYPE_PAGE in pte_mkcont()

On Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:46:17 +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> PTE_TYPE_PAGE bits were being set in pte_mkcont() because PTE_TABLE_BIT was
> being cleared in pte_mkhuge(). But after arch_make_huge_pte() modification,
> which dropped pte_mkhuge() completely, setting back PTE_TYPE_PAGE bits are
> no longer necessary. Hence this changes pte_mkcont() to just set PTE_CONT.
> 
> 

Applied to arm64 (for-next/misc), thanks!

[1/1] arm64/mm: Drop setting PTE_TYPE_PAGE in pte_mkcont()
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/ced841702ee7

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Catalin