Re: [PATCH 1/3] mm, x86: Document return values of mapping funcs

From: Toshi Kani
Date: Wed Mar 11 2015 - 11:26:21 EST


On Wed, 2015-03-11 at 06:30 +0000, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Documented the return values of KVA mapping functions,
> > pud_set_huge(), pmd_set_huge, pud_clear_huge() and
> > pmd_clear_huge().
> >
> > Simplified the conditions to select HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_VMAP
> > in Kconfig since X86_PAE depends on X86_32.
>
> Changelogs are not a diary, they are a story, generally written in the
> present tense.

Oh, I see. Thanks for the tip!

> So it should be something like:
>
> Document the return values of KVA mapping functions,
> pud_set_huge(), pmd_set_huge, pud_clear_huge() and
> pmd_clear_huge().
>
> Simplify the conditions to select HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_VMAP
> in the Kconfig, since X86_PAE depends on X86_32.
>
> (also note the slight fixes I made to the text.)

Updated with the descriptions above.

> > There is no functinal change in this patch.
>
> Typo.

Fixed.

> > +/**
> > + * pud_set_huge - setup kernel PUD mapping
> > + *
> > + * MTRRs can override PAT memory types with a 4KB granularity. Therefore,
>
> s/with a/with

Fixed.

> > + * it does not set up a huge page when the range is covered by non-WB type
> > + * of MTRRs. 0xFF indicates that MTRRs are disabled.
> > + *
> > + * Return 1 on success, and 0 on no-operation.
>
> What is a 'no-operation'?
>
> I suspect you want:
>
> * Returns 1 on success, and 0 when no PUD was set.

Yes, that's what it meant to say.

> > +/**
> > + * pmd_set_huge - setup kernel PMD mapping
> > + *
> > + * MTRRs can override PAT memory types with a 4KB granularity. Therefore,
> > + * it does not set up a huge page when the range is covered by non-WB type
> > + * of MTRRs. 0xFF indicates that MTRRs are disabled.
> > + *
> > + * Return 1 on success, and 0 on no-operation.
>
> Ditto (and the rest of the patch).

Updated all functions. I changed pud_clear_huge()'s description to:

* Return 1 on success, and 0 when no PUD map was found.

Thanks!
-Toshi

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