linux-kernel - [PATCH] mm: Make INVALID_PHYS

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Message-Id: <20251021025638.2420216-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:56:38 +0100
From: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
To: linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	iommu@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: [PATCH] mm: Make INVALID_PHYS_ADDR a generic macro

INVALID_PHYS_ADDR has very similar definitions across the code base. Hence
just move that inside header <liux/mm.h> for more generic usage. Also drop
the now redundant ones which are no longer required.

Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc: iommu@...ts.linux.dev
Cc: linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc: virtualization@...ts.linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
---
 arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c                  | 2 --
 arch/s390/boot/vmem.c                | 1 -
 drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h | 2 --
 include/linux/mm.h                   | 2 ++
 kernel/dma/swiotlb.c                 | 2 --
 5 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index e80bb623ef53..1da02d908c30 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -470,8 +470,6 @@ static void __create_pgd_mapping(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
 	mutex_unlock(&fixmap_lock);
 }
 
-#define INVALID_PHYS_ADDR	(-1ULL)
-
 static phys_addr_t __pgd_pgtable_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, gfp_t gfp,
 				       enum pgtable_type pgtable_type)
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/vmem.c b/arch/s390/boot/vmem.c
index cea3de4dce8c..fbe64ffdfb96 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/vmem.c
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/vmem.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "decompressor.h"
 #include "boot.h"
 
-#define INVALID_PHYS_ADDR (~(phys_addr_t)0)
 struct ctlreg __bootdata_preserved(s390_invalid_asce);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h
index 775cad5238f3..a923971a64f5 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_user/iova_domain.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 #define IOVA_START_PFN 1
 
-#define INVALID_PHYS_ADDR (~(phys_addr_t)0)
-
 #define BOUNCE_MAP_SHIFT	12
 #define BOUNCE_MAP_SIZE	(1 << BOUNCE_MAP_SHIFT)
 #define BOUNCE_MAP_MASK	(~(BOUNCE_MAP_SIZE - 1))
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index d16b33bacc32..543a5f780874 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ extern int mmap_rnd_compat_bits __read_mostly;
 # endif
 #endif
 
+#define INVALID_PHYS_ADDR (~(phys_addr_t)0)
+
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
index 0d37da3d95b6..a547c7693135 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
  */
 #define IO_TLB_MIN_SLABS ((1<<20) >> IO_TLB_SHIFT)
 
-#define INVALID_PHYS_ADDR (~(phys_addr_t)0)
-
 /**
  * struct io_tlb_slot - IO TLB slot descriptor
  * @orig_addr:	The original address corresponding to a mapped entry.
-- 
2.30.2