From: "Matthias Urlichs" <smurf@smurf.noris.de>
To: "Jörn Engel" <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
Cc: Andrew Grover <andy.grover@gmail.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 4level page tables for Linux II
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:55:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041015135520.GA25999@kiste> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041015132823.GA26048@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
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Hi,
Jörn Engel:
> Please don't. Current names may be odd, but at least they are
> sufficiently different from one another. 4 names that only differ in
> a single number are an invitation for typos, thinkos and similar
> confusion.
>
Right now, so are the existing names: you have to remember which is which.
Levels numbered 1..4 are much simpler: you only have to remember that
the actual pages are level zero.
The solution of your typo problem is typechecking in the compiler;
presumably it'll warn me if I try to store a pgd3 pointer in a pgd2
entry.
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Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | smurf@smurf.noris.de
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-15 13:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-13 3:36 4level page tables for Linux II Albert Cahalan
2004-10-13 7:22 ` Andi Kleen
2004-10-13 21:42 ` Albert Cahalan
2004-10-14 16:57 ` Matthias Urlichs
2004-10-15 1:55 ` Andrew Grover
2004-10-15 13:28 ` Jörn Engel
2004-10-15 13:55 ` Matthias Urlichs [this message]
2004-10-15 23:39 ` Jörn Engel
2004-10-17 5:54 ` Ingo Molnar
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2004-10-12 13:59 4level page tables for Linux Andi Kleen
2004-10-12 18:48 ` Dave Hansen
2004-10-12 19:03 ` Andi Kleen
2004-10-12 19:08 ` 4level page tables for Linux II Andi Kleen
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