Re: [PATCH -mm] mm: Unify pte_to_pgoff and pgoff_to_pte helpers

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Wed Aug 14 2013 - 03:32:36 EST


On 08/14/2013 12:24 AM, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:22:37AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 08/14/2013 12:00 AM, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
>>> +#define pte_bfop(v,r,m,l) ((((v) >> (r)) & (m)) << (l))
>>
>> "bfop"?
>
> B_it_F_ield_OP_eration, Peter I don't mind to use any other
> name, this was just short enough to type.
>

I think it would be useful to have a comment what it means and what
v,r,m,l represent.

Perhaps m should be mask width rather than the actual mask?

-hpa

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