Re: [PATCH v3 03/13] powerpc/mm: implement arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode()

Kevin Brodsky
2025-10-24T12:09:33Z

On 23/10/2025 21:36, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 15.10.25 10:27, Kevin Brodsky wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush-hash.h
>> b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush-hash.h
>> index 146287d9580f..7704dbe8e88d 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush-hash.h
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush-hash.h
>> @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ static inline void arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode(void)
>>       batch->active = 1;
>>   }
>>   +static inline void arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode(void)
>> +{
>> +    struct ppc64_tlb_batch *batch;
>> +
>> +    batch = this_cpu_ptr(&ppc64_tlb_batch);
>
> The downside is the double this_cpu_ptr() now on the
> arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode() path.

This is only temporary, patch 9 removes it from arch_enter(). I don't
think having a redundant this_cpu_ptr() for a few commits is really a
concern?

Same idea for patch 4/10.

- Kevin