Re: [PATCH v2 07/11] x86/mm/pat: remove strict_prot parameter from reserve_pfn_range()

["Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>]

* David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> [250512 08:34]:
> Always set to 0, so let's remove it.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> # x86 bits
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>

> ---
>  arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c | 12 +++---------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
> index c88d1cbdc1de1..ccc55c00b4c8b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
> @@ -858,8 +858,7 @@ int memtype_kernel_map_sync(u64 base, unsigned long size,
>   * Reserved non RAM regions only and after successful memtype_reserve,
>   * this func also keeps identity mapping (if any) in sync with this new prot.
>   */
> -static int reserve_pfn_range(u64 paddr, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot,
> -				int strict_prot)
> +static int reserve_pfn_range(u64 paddr, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot)
>  {
>  	int is_ram = 0;
>  	int ret;
> @@ -895,8 +894,7 @@ static int reserve_pfn_range(u64 paddr, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot,
>  		return ret;
>  
>  	if (pcm != want_pcm) {
> -		if (strict_prot ||
> -		    !is_new_memtype_allowed(paddr, size, want_pcm, pcm)) {
> +		if (!is_new_memtype_allowed(paddr, size, want_pcm, pcm)) {
>  			memtype_free(paddr, paddr + size);
>  			pr_err("x86/PAT: %s:%d map pfn expected mapping type %s for [mem %#010Lx-%#010Lx], got %s\n",
>  			       current->comm, current->pid,
> @@ -906,10 +904,6 @@ static int reserve_pfn_range(u64 paddr, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *vma_prot,
>  			       cattr_name(pcm));
>  			return -EINVAL;
>  		}
> -		/*
> -		 * We allow returning different type than the one requested in
> -		 * non strict case.
> -		 */
>  		pgprot_set_cachemode(vma_prot, pcm);
>  	}
>  
> @@ -959,7 +953,7 @@ int pfnmap_track(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size, pgprot_t *prot)
>  {
>  	const resource_size_t paddr = (resource_size_t)pfn << PAGE_SHIFT;
>  
> -	return reserve_pfn_range(paddr, size, prot, 0);
> +	return reserve_pfn_range(paddr, size, prot);
>  }
>  
>  void pfnmap_untrack(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long size)
> -- 
> 2.49.0
>