From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BEBB6EA8126 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:31 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20210309; h=Sender:List-Subscribe:List-Help :List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=7x+sepqJzaiGguFJGDA2SGdYnfQz0dZUriOf1q/rtrY=; b=njI54g0HegGFoFTNqGgMY8yr/1 p/O3H/oTKk2/Tt83GNunKMKQY1RgtU4FC6K5SOxIiwlcUszXtjD/k6fmqDBrVWGPgQEUAIER+k63k yFAN5hYzcoPIkCjWXw8K1kCOOzEbv8gVszbIJc96tNVMUFwa33FeztxLeKmU0mLKOPJQa1R6r8tG6 Sqons0YA7g7TMpzrDMzruoB7N8rjFIwSxAdR+/dBjgb21xsS//YqUw2o1MGUb5D6hkkob2m6FmB67 vKKVPejjdfoGVCHN4NaKFVVtUQ4yRhxCV9tXNvUmGH6vq5hUyQt63WreaoUx0Z0Ci4eTB786b5VFj nrvdA2BQ==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.98.2 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1vppE7-0000000H5H2-0OFw; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:31 +0000 Received: from foss.arm.com ([217.140.110.172]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.98.2 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1vppDy-0000000H5Er-2q1E; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:23 +0000 Received: from usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com (unknown [10.121.207.14]) by usa-sjc-mx-foss1.foss.arm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3B86339; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:00:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from arm.com (usa-sjc-mx-foss1.foss.arm.com [172.31.20.19]) by usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E8D253F63F; Tue, 10 Feb 2026 07:00:13 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:11 +0000 From: Catalin Marinas To: Mike Rapoport Cc: Andrew Morton , Andreas Larsson , Borislav Petkov , Brian Cain , "Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)" , "David S. 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Howlett" , Lorenzo Stoakes , Madhavan Srinivasan , Magnus Lindholm , Matt Turner , Max Filippov , Michael Ellerman , Michal Hocko , Michal Simek , Palmer Dabbelt , Richard Weinberger , Russell King , Stafford Horne , Suren Baghdasaryan , Thomas Gleixner , Vineet Gupta , Vlastimil Babka , Will Deacon , linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-csky@vger.kernel.org, linux-hexagon@vger.kernel.org, loongarch@lists.linux.dev, linux-m68k@lists.linux-m68k.org, linux-openrisc@vger.kernel.org, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, linux-um@lists.infradead.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, x86@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] arch, mm: consolidate empty_zero_page Message-ID: References: <20260209144058.2092871-1-rppt@kernel.org> <20260209144058.2092871-4-rppt@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20260209144058.2092871-4-rppt@kernel.org> X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20260210_070022_902786_269B537C X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 19.83 ) X-BeenThere: linux-um@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-um" Errors-To: linux-um-bounces+linux-um=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org On Mon, Feb 09, 2026 at 04:40:56PM +0200, Mike Rapoport wrote: > From: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" > > Reduce 22 declarations of empty_zero_page to 3 and 23 declarations of > ZERO_PAGE() to 4. > > Every architecture defines empty_zero_page that way or another, but for the > most of them it is always a page aligned page in BSS and most definitions > of ZERO_PAGE do virt_to_page(empty_zero_page). > > Move Linus vetted x86 definition of empty_zero_page and ZERO_PAGE() to the > core MM and drop these definitions in architectures that do not implement > colored zero page (MIPS and s390). > > ZERO_PAGE() remains a macro because turning it to a wrapper for a static > inline causes severe pain in header dependencies. > > For the most part the change is mechanical, with these being noteworthy: > > * alpha: aliased empty_zero_page with ZERO_PGE that was also used for boot > parameters. Switching to a generic empty_zero_page removes the aliasing > and keeps ZERO_PGE for boot parameters only > * arm64: uses __pa_symbol() in ZERO_PAGE() so that definition of > ZERO_PAGE() is kept intact. > * m68k/parisc/um: allocated empty_zero_page from memblock, > although they do not support zero page coloring and having it in BSS > will work fine. > * sparc64 can have empty_zero_page in BSS rather allocate it, but it > can't use virt_to_page() for BSS. Keep it's definition of ZERO_PAGE() > but instead of allocating it, make mem_map_zero point to > empty_zero_page. > * sh: used empty_zero_page for boot parameters at the very early boot. > Rename the parameters page to boot_params_page and let sh use the generic > empty_zero_page. > * hexagon: had an amusing comment about empty_zero_page > > /* A handy thing to have if one has the RAM. Declared in head.S */ > > that unfortunately had to go :) > > Acked-by: Helge Deller # parisc > Tested-by: Helge Deller # parisc > Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP) > Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) For arm64: Acked-by: Catalin Marinas