From: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@google.com>
To: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@google.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
<x86@kernel.org>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86: update comment about pgd_list
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 11:35:36 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <DIFTEC3WXWML.1SRCEBVWN5JBR@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260323-pgd_list-comment-v2-1-77ccf2dc77e8@google.com>
On Mon Mar 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM UTC, Brendan Jackman wrote:
> This venerable comment got detached from its context when the code moved
> in commit 394158559d4c ("x86: move all the pgd_list handling to one
> place"). Put it back next to its context. It was originally on
> pgd_list_add() but it actually describes pgd_list so put it there.
>
> While moving it, update it to strip away stale and superfluous info.
> pageattr.c doesn't exist any more. pgd_list is now required
> for all x86 architectures. Also be slightly more precise about what PGDs
> are in this list.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@google.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Moved it next to pgd_list instead of back to old location
> - Strip away stale bits from the comment
> - Added note about PGDs that _aren't_ in this list
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260311-pgd_list-comment-v1-1-4ea51b41adee@google.com
Hi Dave,
I think this is ready?
(I don't see it in tip/master, apologies if I'm looking in the wrong
place).
next parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-11 11:35 UTC|newest]
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2026-05-11 11:35 ` Brendan Jackman [this message]
2026-05-11 19:49 ` [PATCH v2] x86: update comment about pgd_list H. Peter Anvin
2026-05-11 20:43 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-11 18:27 ` [tip: x86/mm] x86: Update " tip-bot2 for Brendan Jackman
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