linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 4/7] x86/mm: Simplify clear_page

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Message-ID: <873471ge1o.fsf@oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:21:39 -0700
From: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@...cle.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Ankur Arora <ankur.a.arora@...cle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 4/7] x86/mm: Simplify clear_page_*


Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> writes:

> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 04:26:38PM -0700, Ankur Arora wrote:
>> After this change the only remaining functions in x86/lib/clear_page_64.S are
>> this one and rep_stos_alternative.
>>
>> And so the _orig suffix seemed to be a little confusing. That's why the
>> change to the more functional name.
>
> No, as said,  having "clear_page" somewhere there in the name should stay. It
> can be "__clear_page" or something along those lines but not something
> completely different.

Sounds good. Will change.

--
ankur