Re: [PATCH V9] mm/debug: Add tests validating architecture page table helpers

From: Anshuman Khandual
Date: Tue Nov 12 2019 - 01:52:42 EST




On 11/12/2019 11:59 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
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> * Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> +config DEBUG_VM_PGTABLE
>> + bool "Debug arch page table for semantics compliance"
>> + depends on MMU
>> + depends on DEBUG_VM
>> + depends on ARCH_HAS_DEBUG_VM_PGTABLE
>> + help
>> + This option provides a debug method which can be used to test
>> + architecture page table helper functions on various platforms in
>> + verifying if they comply with expected generic MM semantics. This
>> + will help architecture code in making sure that any changes or
>> + new additions of these helpers still conform to expected
>> + semantics of the generic MM.
>> +
>> + If unsure, say N.
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> Since CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is generally disabled in distro kernel packages,
> why not make this 'default y' to maximize testing coverage? The code size
> increase should be minimal, and DEBUG_VM increases size anyway.

Sure, will do.

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> Other than that this looks good to me:
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> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you.

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> Thanks,
>
> Ingo
>