Re: [PATCH 5/5] ptdump: add state parameter for non-leaf callback

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:51:32 -0500 Maxwell Bland <mbland@motorola.com> wrote:

> ptdump can now note non-leaf descriptor entries, a useful addition for
> debugging table descriptor permissions when working on related code
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maxwell Bland <mbland@motorola.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c          |  6 ++++--
>  arch/powerpc/mm/ptdump/ptdump.c |  2 ++
>  arch/riscv/mm/ptdump.c          |  6 ++++--
>  arch/s390/mm/dump_pagetables.c  |  6 ++++--
>  arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c   |  3 ++-
>  include/linux/ptdump.h          |  1 +
>  mm/ptdump.c                     | 13 +++++++++++++
>  7 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c b/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c
> index 796231a4fd63..1a6f4a3513e5 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c
> @@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ void ptdump_walk(struct seq_file *s, struct ptdump_info *info)
>  			.range = (struct ptdump_range[]){
>  				{info->base_addr, end},
>  				{0, 0}
> -			}
> +			},
> +			.note_non_leaf = false
>  		}

It would be acceptable to omit all of these and rely upon the runtime
zeroing which the compiler will emit.

Documentation/arch/arm64/ptdump.rst might need updating.

Please include sample output in the changelog so we can better
understand the user's view of this change.