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SubjectRe: [PATCH] pgtable: do not expose _refcount field via ptdesc
On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 01:03:10PM +0100, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Since commit d08d4e7cd6bf ("s390/mm: use full 4KB page for 2KB PTE")
> _refcount field is not used for fragmented page tracking on s390 and
> there is no other code left that accesses this field explicitly.
>
> Suggested-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> include/linux/mm_types.h | 6 ++----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> index 957ce38768b2..0330e0ddca11 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -401,11 +401,10 @@ FOLIO_MATCH(compound_head, _head_2a);
> * @pmd_huge_pte: Protected by ptdesc->ptl, used for THPs.
> * @__page_mapping: Aliases with page->mapping. Unused for page tables.
> * @pt_mm: Used for x86 pgds.
> - * @pt_frag_refcount: For fragmented page table tracking. Powerpc and s390 only.
> + * @pt_frag_refcount: For fragmented page table tracking. Powerpc only.
> * @_pt_pad_2: Padding to ensure proper alignment.
> * @ptl: Lock for the page table.
> * @__page_type: Same as page->page_type. Unused for page tables.
> - * @_refcount: Same as page refcount. Used for s390 page tables.

I would guess that you need to describe _pt_pad_3 instead here, just
like it is done for the other two pad members.

And most likely you need to add Andrew to "To:" so he doesn't miss
this :)

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