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X-MS-Exchange-AntiSpam-MessageData-ChunkCount: 1 X-MS-Exchange-AntiSpam-MessageData-0: jp8hMIbXZEYBINRi8OIiVYCjAxWHMFaXfKeVo6xRWmXbe3ar6XJ0MFjdSsFmetL1MZUnz047Doifpuq9kGIPdWUzBlRHWb02yz1SEdzs9MBiRzo6ZrYJKpYiMta+6R9EYpgfnerBlOBrP+O1U9KAwNUFppmcKoRyqrxdgI8DagKKw7pEaS9V54HMRUyCNG3xqM+2i0HmePDEV97XBbmN9IuMZEO4X9LY2132llfEx44J2W9a4rxE4kobhz+FIbs6IeZAChBLFUuqXD0XcQXk71PdtZxD45+nCovImRvfKyBCT7843oEa365lFiGacSFfnNapSWJZhTuNpY4qm2GBZ6OWY0lDl63lvKVoPbJ3RAZkSw9r0oOFno1rt4zdXpayntNaX9zEDJxRBiEEiDYVpS1HSr8KCuKXJojlwJ/dx5KWMhiTUVer/j29V9G+mHuZ X-OriginatorOrg: arm.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jul 2026 10:26:37.6141 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 2ed62004-bbf5-4e4d-44e5-08deee2509ae X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Id: f34e5979-57d9-4aaa-ad4d-b122a662184d X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-OriginalAttributedTenantConnectingIp: TenantId=f34e5979-57d9-4aaa-ad4d-b122a662184d;Ip=[4.158.2.129];Helo=[outbound-uk1.az.dlp.m.darktrace.com] X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: DU2PEPF0001E9C3.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-FromEntityHeader: HybridOnPrem X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: AS4PR08MB7758 On 30/07/2026 11:24 am, Alexander Gordeev wrote: > On Thu, Jul 30, 2026 at 11:11:35AM +0100, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote: >> On 30/07/2026 11:08 am, Alexander Gordeev wrote: >>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 05:46:56PM +0100, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote: >>>> ptep_get() now accepts a pointer to hw_pte_t storage but must continue to >>>> return a logical pte_t value. Add __pte_from_hw() as the conversion hook >>>> and apply it in the generic ptep_get() implementation. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum >>>> --- >>>> include/linux/pgtable.h | 2 +- >>>> include/linux/pgtable_types.h | 1 + >>>> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h >>>> index dad80d264aac2..3003ac9cd81fe 100644 >>>> --- a/include/linux/pgtable.h >>>> +++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h >>>> @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static inline int pudp_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, >>>> #ifndef ptep_get >>>> static inline pte_t ptep_get(hw_pte_t *ptep) >>>> { >>>> - return READ_ONCE(*ptep); >>>> + return READ_ONCE(__pte_from_hw(*ptep)); >>> >>> Should it be something like? >>> >>> return __pte_from_hw(READ_ONCE(*ptep)); >> I'd thought about it. My thinking is that we should get the pte_t first before >> before calling READ_ONCE(). Please correct me what makes more sense? > > I have a problem with "get the pte_t first" part ;) I think what we want > is atomically read the hw_pte_t from the HW table and then convert the > result to pte_t. Got it. I'll fix it in the next version. > >>> >>>> } >>>> #endif >>>> >>>> diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable_types.h b/include/linux/pgtable_types.h >>>> index ed5dba42a4f8c..61afe27307ec2 100644 >>>> --- a/include/linux/pgtable_types.h >>>> +++ b/include/linux/pgtable_types.h >>>> @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ >>>> >>>> #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_HW_PTE_T >>>> #define hw_pte_t pte_t >>>> +#define __pte_from_hw(pte) (pte) >>>> #endif >>>> >>>> #endif /* _LINUX_PGTABLE_TYPES_H */ >>>> -- >>>> 2.47.3 >>>> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Usama >> -- Thanks, Usama