[PATCH 1/4] m68k: mm: Convert get_pointer_table() to use ptdescs

From: Vishal Moola (Oracle)
Date: Tue Jun 10 2025 - 20:14:41 EST


Motorola uses get_pointer_table() for page tables, so it should be using
struct ptdesc, not struct page.

This helps us prepare to allocate ptdescs as their own memory
descriptor, and prepares to remove a user of page->lru.

Signed-off-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c b/arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c
index 745bd575dcfa..35c3571ffbef 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c
@@ -148,16 +148,18 @@ void *get_pointer_table(struct mm_struct *mm, int type)

/*
* For a pointer table for a user process address space, a
- * table is taken from a page allocated for the purpose. Each
- * page can hold 8 pointer tables. The page is remapped in
+ * table is taken from a ptdesc allocated for the purpose. Each
+ * ptdesc can hold 8 pointer tables. The ptdesc is remapped in
* virtual address space to be noncacheable.
*/
if (mask == 0) {
- void *page;
+ struct ptdesc *ptdesc = pagetable_alloc(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, 0);
+ void *pt_addr;
ptable_desc *new;

- if (!(page = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL)))
+ if (!ptdesc)
return NULL;
+ pt_addr = ptdesc_address(ptdesc);

switch (type) {
case TABLE_PTE:
@@ -165,23 +167,23 @@ void *get_pointer_table(struct mm_struct *mm, int type)
* m68k doesn't have SPLIT_PTE_PTLOCKS for not having
* SMP.
*/
- pagetable_pte_ctor(mm, virt_to_ptdesc(page));
+ pagetable_pte_ctor(mm, ptdesc);
break;
case TABLE_PMD:
- pagetable_pmd_ctor(mm, virt_to_ptdesc(page));
+ pagetable_pmd_ctor(mm, ptdesc);
break;
case TABLE_PGD:
- pagetable_pgd_ctor(virt_to_ptdesc(page));
+ pagetable_pgd_ctor(ptdesc);
break;
}

- mmu_page_ctor(page);
+ mmu_page_ctor(pt_addr);

- new = PD_PTABLE(page);
+ new = PD_PTABLE(pt_addr);
PD_MARKBITS(new) = ptable_mask(type) - 1;
list_add_tail(new, dp);

- return (pmd_t *)page;
+ return (pmd_t *)pt_addr;
}

for (tmp = 1, off = 0; (mask & tmp) == 0; tmp <<= 1, off += ptable_size(type))
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ void *get_pointer_table(struct mm_struct *mm, int type)
/* move to end of list */
list_move_tail(dp, &ptable_list[type]);
}
- return page_address(PD_PAGE(dp)) + off;
+ return ptdesc_address(PD_PTDESC(dp)) + off;
}

int free_pointer_table(void *table, int type)
--
2.49.0