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SubjectRe: [PATCH 06/40] autonuma: x86 pte_numa() and pmd_numa()
On 06/28/2012 08:55 AM, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:

> static inline int pte_file(pte_t pte)
> {
> - return pte_flags(pte)& _PAGE_FILE;
> + return (pte_flags(pte)& _PAGE_FILE) == _PAGE_FILE;
> }

Wait, why is this change made? Surely _PAGE_FILE is just
one single bit and this change is not useful?

If there is a reason for this change, please document it.

> @@ -405,7 +405,9 @@ static inline int pte_same(pte_t a, pte_t b)
>
> static inline int pte_present(pte_t a)
> {
> - return pte_flags(a)& (_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_PROTNONE);
> + /* _PAGE_NUMA includes _PAGE_PROTNONE */
> + return pte_flags(a)& (_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_PROTNONE |
> + _PAGE_NUMA_PTE);
> }
>
> static inline int pte_hidden(pte_t pte)
> @@ -415,7 +417,46 @@ static inline int pte_hidden(pte_t pte)
>
> static inline int pmd_present(pmd_t pmd)
> {
> - return pmd_flags(pmd)& _PAGE_PRESENT;
> + return pmd_flags(pmd)& (_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_PROTNONE |
> + _PAGE_NUMA_PMD);
> +}

Somewhat subtle. Better documentation in patch 5 will
help explain this.

> +#ifdef CONFIG_AUTONUMA
> +static inline int pte_numa(pte_t pte)
> +{
> + return (pte_flags(pte)&
> + (_PAGE_NUMA_PTE|_PAGE_PRESENT)) == _PAGE_NUMA_PTE;
> +}
> +
> +static inline int pmd_numa(pmd_t pmd)
> +{
> + return (pmd_flags(pmd)&
> + (_PAGE_NUMA_PMD|_PAGE_PRESENT)) == _PAGE_NUMA_PMD;
> +}
> +#endif

These could use a little explanation of how _PAGE_NUMA_* is
used and what the flags mean.

> +static inline pte_t pte_mknotnuma(pte_t pte)
> +{
> + pte = pte_clear_flags(pte, _PAGE_NUMA_PTE);
> + return pte_set_flags(pte, _PAGE_PRESENT|_PAGE_ACCESSED);
> +}
> +
> +static inline pmd_t pmd_mknotnuma(pmd_t pmd)
> +{
> + pmd = pmd_clear_flags(pmd, _PAGE_NUMA_PMD);
> + return pmd_set_flags(pmd, _PAGE_PRESENT|_PAGE_ACCESSED);
> +}
> +
> +static inline pte_t pte_mknuma(pte_t pte)
> +{
> + pte = pte_set_flags(pte, _PAGE_NUMA_PTE);
> + return pte_clear_flags(pte, _PAGE_PRESENT);
> +}
> +
> +static inline pmd_t pmd_mknuma(pmd_t pmd)
> +{
> + pmd = pmd_set_flags(pmd, _PAGE_NUMA_PMD);
> + return pmd_clear_flags(pmd, _PAGE_PRESENT);
> }

These functions could use some explanation, too.

Why do the top ones set _PAGE_ACCESSED, while the bottom ones
leave _PAGE_ACCESSED alone?

I can guess the answer, but it should be documented so it is
also clear to people with less experience in the VM.

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