[PATCH v3] x86/mm/tlb: update some comments in pte_flags_need_flush

Xin Hao posted 1 patch 3 years, 6 months ago
arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
[PATCH v3] x86/mm/tlb: update some comments in pte_flags_need_flush
Posted by Xin Hao 3 years, 6 months ago
There just changed the comment about 'flush_on_clear' check, which make
the explanation more reasonable.

Suggested-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
Suggested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Xin Hao <xhao@linux.alibaba.com>
---

Changes from v2
(https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220929091040.45390-1-xhao@linux.alibaba.com/)
- fix some comments suggested-by Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com> and
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

 arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index cda3118f3b27..2a17698fb194 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static inline bool pte_flags_need_flush(unsigned long oldflags,
 		diff &= ~_PAGE_ACCESSED;

 	/*
-	 * Did any of the 'flush_on_clear' flags was clleared set from between
-	 * 'oldflags' and 'newflags'?
+	 * Consider the 'flush_on_clear' flags that are set on 'oldflags',
+	 * Flush if any of these flags is cleared on 'newflags'.
 	 */
 	if (diff & oldflags & flush_on_clear)
 		return true;
--
2.31.0
Re: [PATCH v3] x86/mm/tlb: update some comments in pte_flags_need_flush
Posted by Randy Dunlap 3 years, 6 months ago

On 9/29/22 19:24, Xin Hao wrote:
> There just changed the comment about 'flush_on_clear' check, which make
> the explanation more reasonable.
> 
> Suggested-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
> Suggested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Hao <xhao@linux.alibaba.com>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

Thanks.

> ---
> 
> Changes from v2
> (https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220929091040.45390-1-xhao@linux.alibaba.com/)
> - fix some comments suggested-by Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com> and
> Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> 
>  arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> index cda3118f3b27..2a17698fb194 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> @@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ static inline bool pte_flags_need_flush(unsigned long oldflags,
>  		diff &= ~_PAGE_ACCESSED;
> 
>  	/*
> -	 * Did any of the 'flush_on_clear' flags was clleared set from between
> -	 * 'oldflags' and 'newflags'?
> +	 * Consider the 'flush_on_clear' flags that are set on 'oldflags',
> +	 * Flush if any of these flags is cleared on 'newflags'.
>  	 */
>  	if (diff & oldflags & flush_on_clear)
>  		return true;
> --
> 2.31.0

-- 
~Randy