[PATCH v1 23/29] mm/page-alloc: remove PageMappingFlags()
Lorenzo Stoakes
lorenzo.stoakes at oracle.com
Wed Jul 2 19:09:55 AEST 2025
On Wed, Jul 02, 2025 at 11:02:21AM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 02.07.25 10:49, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 01, 2025 at 09:34:41PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > > On 01.07.25 15:02, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 03:00:04PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > > > > We can now simply check for PageAnon() and remove PageMappingFlags().
> > > > >
> > > > > ... and while at it, use the folio instead and operate on
> > > > > folio->mapping.
> > > >
> > > > Probably worth mentioning to be super crystal clear that this is because
> > > > now it's either an anon folio or a KSM folio, both of which set the
> > > > FOLIO_MAPPING_ANON flag.
> > >
> > > "As PageMappingFlags() now only indicates anon (incl. ksm) folios, we can
> > > now simply check for PageAnon() and remove PageMappingFlags()."
> >
> > Sounds good! Though the extremely nitty part of me says 'capitalise KSM' :P
>
> Like we do so consistently with vma, pte and all the other acronyms ;)
Don't forget pae which now means something different depending on whether you're
talking about x86-64 page tables or anon exclusive flags... :>)
Yeah, I mean it's throwing teaspoons of water out of a reservoir but might as
well :P
>
> Can do!
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> David / dhildenb
>
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