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>> >> and >> >>          set_direct_map_default_noflush(folio_page(folio, 0)); >> >> Which is a bit different to below code. At least looking at the x86 >> variants, I wonder why we don't simply use >> set_direct_map_valid_noflush(). >> >> >> If so, can you add a patch to do the conversion, pleeeeassse ? :) > > Absolutely! > >> >>> >>> Reviewed-by: Ackerley Tng >>> Signed-off-by: Nikita Kalyazin >>> --- >>>   arch/arm64/include/asm/set_memory.h     |  2 ++ >>>   arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c                | 12 ++++++++++++ >>>   arch/loongarch/include/asm/set_memory.h |  2 ++ >>>   arch/loongarch/mm/pageattr.c            | 12 ++++++++++++ >>>   arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h     |  2 ++ >>>   arch/riscv/mm/pageattr.c                | 12 ++++++++++++ >>>   arch/s390/include/asm/set_memory.h      |  2 ++ >>>   arch/s390/mm/pageattr.c                 | 12 ++++++++++++ >>>   arch/x86/include/asm/set_memory.h       |  2 ++ >>>   arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c            | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ >>>   include/linux/set_memory.h              | 10 ++++++++++ >>>   11 files changed, 88 insertions(+) >>> >>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/set_memory.h b/arch/arm64/ >>> include/asm/set_memory.h >>> index c71a2a6812c4..49fd54f3c265 100644 >>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/set_memory.h >>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/set_memory.h >>> @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ int set_direct_map_invalid_noflush(const void *addr); >>>   int set_direct_map_default_noflush(const void *addr); >>>   int set_direct_map_valid_noflush(const void *addr, unsigned long >>> numpages, >>>                                 bool valid); >>> +int folio_zap_direct_map(struct folio *folio); >>> +int folio_restore_direct_map(struct folio *folio); >>>   bool kernel_page_present(struct page *page); >>> >>>   int set_memory_encrypted(unsigned long addr, int numpages); >>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c >>> index e2bdc3c1f992..0b88b0344499 100644 >>> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c >>> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c >>> @@ -356,6 +356,18 @@ int set_direct_map_valid_noflush(const void >>> *addr, unsigned long numpages, >>>        return set_memory_valid((unsigned long)addr, numpages, valid); >>>   } >>> >>> +int folio_zap_direct_map(struct folio *folio) >>> +{ >>> +     return set_direct_map_valid_noflush(folio_address(folio), >>> +                                         folio_nr_pages(folio), false); >>> +} >>> + >>> +int folio_restore_direct_map(struct folio *folio) >>> +{ >>> +     return set_direct_map_valid_noflush(folio_address(folio), >>> +                                         folio_nr_pages(folio), true); >>> +} >> >> Is there a good reason why we cannot have two generic inline functions >> that simply call set_direct_map_valid_noflush() ? >> >> Is it because of some flushing behavior? (which we could figure out) > > Yes, on x86 we need an explicit flush.  Other architectures deal with it > internally.  So, we call a _noflush function and it performs a ... flush. What. Take a look at secretmem_fault(), where we do an unconditional flush_tlb_kernel_range(). Do we end up double-flushing in that case? > Do you propose a bespoke implementation for x86 and a > "generic" one for others? We have to find a way to have a single set of functions for all archs that support directmap removal. One option might be to have some indication from the architecture that no flush_tlb_kernel_range() is required. Could be a config option or some simple helper function. -- Cheers, David