Re: [PATCH 0/2] mm/thp: Rename pmd_mknotpresent() as pmd_mknotvalid()

From: Anshuman Khandual
Date: Sun Mar 29 2020 - 09:43:19 EST




On 03/20/2020 10:24 AM, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
> This series renames pmd_mknotpresent() as pmd_mknotvalid(). Before that it
> drops an existing pmd_mknotpresent() definition from powerpc platform which
> was never required as it defines it's pmdp_invalidate() through subscribing
> __HAVE_ARCH_PMDP_INVALIDATE. This does not create any functional change.
>
> This rename was suggested by Catalin during a previous discussion while we
> were trying to change the THP helpers on arm64 platform for migration.
>
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11019637/
>
> This series is based on v5.6-rc6.
>
> Boot tested on arm64 and x86 platforms.
> Built tested on many other platforms including the ones changed here.

Gentle ping, any updates regarding this ?