[PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[David Hildenbrand]

In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
correctness.

So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
benefit compared to just using a simple macro.

Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
---
 include/linux/page-flags.h | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 568011930e358..48e27768e7ba9 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -316,10 +316,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long _compound_head(const struct page *page)
  * check that the page number lies within @folio; the caller is presumed
  * to have a reference to the page.
  */
-static inline struct page *folio_page(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long n)
-{
-	return (struct page *)(&folio->page + n);
-}
+#define folio_page(folio, n)	(&(folio)->page + (n))
 
 static __always_inline int PageTail(const struct page *page)
 {
-- 
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[Kiryl Shutsemau]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 04:00:58PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
> we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
> briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
> functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
> const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
> correctness.
> 
> So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
> check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
> using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
> benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
> 
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[Lance Yang]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
> we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
> briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
> functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
> const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
> correctness.
>
> So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
> check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
> using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
> benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> ---

LGTM. Feel free to add:
Reviewed-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>

>  include/linux/page-flags.h | 5 +----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
> index 568011930e358..48e27768e7ba9 100644
> --- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
> +++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
> @@ -316,10 +316,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long _compound_head(const struct page *page)
>   * check that the page number lies within @folio; the caller is presumed
>   * to have a reference to the page.
>   */
> -static inline struct page *folio_page(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long n)
> -{
> -       return (struct page *)(&folio->page + n);
> -}
> +#define folio_page(folio, n)   (&(folio)->page + (n))
>
>  static __always_inline int PageTail(const struct page *page)
>  {
> --
> 2.51.0
>
>

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[SeongJae Park]

On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:58 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> wrote:

> In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
> we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
> briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
> functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
> const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
> correctness.
> 
> So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
> check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
> using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
> benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
> 
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>


Thanks,
SJ

[...]

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[Dev Jain]

On 23/09/25 7:30 pm, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
> we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
> briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
> functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
> const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
> correctness.
>
> So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
> check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
> using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
> benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[Suren Baghdasaryan]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 23/09/25 7:30 pm, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
> > we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
> > briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
> > functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
> > const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
> > correctness.
> >
> > So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
> > check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
> > using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
> > benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
> >
> > Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> > Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> > Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> > Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> > Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
> > Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> > Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> > Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>

> > ---
>
> Reviewed-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
>

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[Vishal Moola (Oracle)]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 04:00:58PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
> we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
> briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
> functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
> const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
> correctness.
> 
> So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
> check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
> using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
> benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
> 
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>

Re: [PATCH v1] mm: convert folio_page() back to a macro

[Wei Yang]

On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 04:00:58PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>In commit 73b3294b1152 ("mm: simplify folio_page() and folio_page_idx()")
>we converted folio_page() into a static inline function. However
>briefly afterwards in commit a847b17009ec ("mm: constify highmem related
>functions for improved const-correctness") we had to add some nasty
>const-away casting to make the compiler happy when checking const
>correctness.
>
>So let's just convert it back to a simple macro so the compiler can
>check const correctness properly. There is the alternative of
>using a _Generic() similar to page_folio(), but there is not a lot of
>benefit compared to just using a simple macro.
>
>Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
>Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
>Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
>Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
>Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
>Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
>Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
>Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@gmail.com>

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