linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] x86/mm/pat: Convert pte code to use ptdescs

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Message-ID: <aYz65w4TP37_t97o@casper.infradead.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:55:51 +0000
From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To: "Vishal Moola (Oracle)" <vishal.moola@...il.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, x86@...nel.org,
	"Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <rppt@...nel.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] x86/mm/pat: Convert pte code to use ptdescs

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 11:52:31AM -0800, Vishal Moola (Oracle) wrote:
> -static bool try_to_free_pte_page(pte_t *pte)
> +static bool try_to_free_pte(pte_t *pte)

I don't like this name though.  You're not freeing a single PTE,
you're freeing a level of page tables.  How about
try_to_free_pte_table()?