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There are frequently *_kernel() variants of > functions just for kernel page tables. That's not great and has lead > to code duplication. > > Instead of having completely separate call paths, allow a 'ptdesc' to > be marked as being for kernel mappings. Introduce helpers to set and > clear this status. > > Note: this uses the PG_referenced bit. Page flags are a great fit for > this since it is truly a single bit of information. Use PG_referenced > itself because it's a fairly benign flag (as opposed to things like > PG_lock). It's also (according to Willy) unlikely to go away any time > soon. > > PG_referenced is not in PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_FREE. It does not need to > be cleared before freeing the page, and pages coming out of the > allocator should have it cleared. Regardless, introduce an API to > clear it anyway. Having symmetry in the API makes it easier to change > the underlying implementation later, like if there was a need to move > to a PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_FREE bit. > > Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen > Signed-off-by: Lu Baolu Just a process thing: if you modified patches such that you are considered a co-author, there should probably be a Co-developed-by: Lu Baolu above your SOB. See "When to use Acked-by:, Cc:, and Co-developed-by:" in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst -- Cheers David / dhildenb