Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Tue, 20 May 2008 21:55:15 +0200 | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0 of 8] x86: use PTE_MASK consistently |
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* Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote:
> > This series has had some testing in the x86.git tree, and hasn't > > shown any problems. Each patch is more or less absolutely trivial > > and the series is very bisectable, to help track down any problems > > which might arise (this area has always been a source of subtle > > problems). > > yep, this has been problem-free in x86.git and then in -tip, we had a > separate x86/ptemask topic for it that we originally intended for > v2.6.27, and we dont mind to see it upstream now ;-)
the only delta between the 8 patches you posted here and tip/x86/ptemask topic is the comment below - so we are indeed on the safe side.
Ingo
-----------------> diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h index 21fed4f..97c271b 100644 --- a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h +++ b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ #define _KERNPG_TABLE (_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_ACCESSED | \ _PAGE_DIRTY) +/* Set of bits not changed in pte_modify */ #define _PAGE_CHG_MASK (PTE_MASK | _PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT | \ _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_DIRTY)
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