Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Jun 2020 07:16:17 +0300 | From | Mike Rapoport <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] powerpc/8xx: use pmd_off() to access a PMD entry in pte_update() |
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On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 09:21:42AM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote: > Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> writes: > > On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:22:29 +0300 Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org> wrote: > > > >> From: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.ibm.com> > >> > >> The pte_update() implementation for PPC_8xx unfolds page table from the PGD > >> level to access a PMD entry. Since 8xx has only 2-level page table this can > >> be simplified with pmd_off() shortcut. > >> > >> Replace explicit unfolding with pmd_off() and drop defines of pgd_index() > >> and pgd_offset() that are no longer needed. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.ibm.com> > >> --- > >> > >> I think it's powerpc material, but I won't mind if Andrew picks it up :) > > > > Via the powerpc tree would be better, please. > > I'll take it into next for v5.9, unless there's a reason it needs to go > into v5.8.
I consider it a fixup for 5.8 merge window conflicts. Besides, mering it now may avoid new conflicts in 5.9 ;-)
> cheers
-- Sincerely yours, Mike.
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