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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:09:52 +0000
From: Zhou Stephen Eta <stephen.eta.zhou@...look.com>
To: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@...aro.org>, "mattst88@...il.com"
	<mattst88@...il.com>, "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>, "paulmck@...nel.org"
	<paulmck@...nel.org>, "linus.walleij@...aro.org" <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
CC: "linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org" <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/alpha: optimize virt_to_phys with compiler automatic
 sign extension

Hi Richard

> NACK.  What do you think this does?  What it doesn't do is sign-extend from bit 41.

I would like to provide some clarification regarding the patch I submitted for optimizing the virt_to_phys() function. My intention was to rely on the compiler's automatic sign extension by using the long type, rather than manually performing bit shifts. However, I overlooked the fact that on the Alpha architecture, long is a 64-bit type, which resulted in a sign extension from bit 63, not bit 41 as originally intended.

I sincerely apologize for this oversight. In Alpha, the sign extension should begin from bit 41, and I mistakenly assumed that the compiler's automatic sign extension would work as I intended. I now realize the importance of retaining the manual sign extension from bit 41, which is crucial for proper address handling on this platform.

Best regards,
Stephen Eta Zhou
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From: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@...aro.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 12:52 AM
To: Zhou Stephen Eta <stephen.eta.zhou@...look.com>; mattst88@...il.com <mattst88@...il.com>; arnd@...db.de <arnd@...db.de>; paulmck@...nel.org <paulmck@...nel.org>; linus.walleij@...aro.org <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc: linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/alpha: optimize virt_to_phys with compiler automatic sign extension
 
On 2/11/25 01:32, Zhou Stephen Eta wrote:
>  From 0bf2dd816c8369e2c690869b5f6c671f28c2b196 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: "stephen.eta.zhou" <stephen.eta.zhou@...look.com>
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:48:14 +0800
> Subject: [PATCH] arch/alpha: optimize virt_to_phys with compiler automatic
>   sign extension
>
> In the `virt_to_phys` function, the following changes have been made:
> 1. **Automatic Sign Extension**:
>     - The manual sign extension code has been replaced with the
>       compiler's automatic sign extension.
>     - This simplifies the code and leverages the
>       compiler's optimization.
>
> 2. **Fix for 64-bit Address Overflow**:
>     - Previously, when the input was a 64-bit address with a
>       negative high bit (sign bit), the sign extension caused an
>       overflow, resulting in an incorrect conversion to 0.
>     - This issue has been addressed by using the compiler's
>       automatic sign extension,
>       which ensures proper handling of negative addresses.
>
> 3. **NULL Pointer Check**:
>     - A NULL pointer check has been added at the
>       beginning of the function.
>     - If the address is NULL, the function now
>       returns 0 to prevent potential crashes.
>
> Signed-off-by: stephen.eta.zhou <stephen.eta.zhou@...look.com>
> ---
>   arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h | 8 +++++---
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h
> index 65fe1e54c6da..4d7cd7486b7d 100644
> --- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h
> +++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h
> @@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ static inline unsigned long virt_to_phys(volatile void *address)
>   {
>           unsigned long phys = (unsigned long)address;
>  
> -     /* Sign-extend from bit 41.  */
> -     phys <<= (64 - 41);
> -     phys = (long)phys >> (64 - 41);
> +     if (!address)
> +             return 0;
> +
> +     /* Automatic Sign-extend  */
> +     phys = (long)phys;

NACK.  What do you think this does?  What it doesn't do is sign-extend from bit 41.


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