Nick Piggin
7e675137a8
mm: introduce pte_special pte bit
...
s390 for one, cannot implement VM_MIXEDMAP with pfn_valid, due to their memory
model (which is more dynamic than most). Instead, they had proposed to
implement it with an additional path through vm_normal_page(), using a bit in
the pte to determine whether or not the page should be refcounted:
vm_normal_page()
{
...
if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP))) {
if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MIXEDMAP) {
#ifdef s390
if (!mixedmap_refcount_pte(pte))
return NULL;
#else
if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
return NULL;
#endif
goto out;
}
...
}
This is fine, however if we are allowed to use a bit in the pte to determine
refcountedness, we can use that to _completely_ replace all the vma based
schemes. So instead of adding more cases to the already complex vma-based
scheme, we can have a clearly seperate and simple pte-based scheme (and get
slightly better code generation in the process):
vm_normal_page()
{
#ifdef s390
if (!mixedmap_refcount_pte(pte))
return NULL;
return pte_page(pte);
#else
...
#endif
}
And finally, we may rather make this concept usable by any architecture rather
than making it s390 only, so implement a new type of pte state for this.
Unfortunately the old vma based code must stay, because some architectures may
not be able to spare pte bits. This makes vm_normal_page a little bit more
ugly than we would like, but the 2 cases are clearly seperate.
So introduce a pte_special pte state, and use it in mm/memory.c. It is
currently a noop for all architectures, so this doesn't actually result in any
compiled code changes to mm/memory.o.
BTW:
I haven't put vm_normal_page() into arch code as-per an earlier suggestion.
The reason is that, regardless of where vm_normal_page is actually
implemented, the *abstraction* is still exactly the same. Also, while it
depends on whether the architecture has pte_special or not, that is the
only two possible cases, and it really isn't an arch specific function --
the role of the arch code should be to provide primitive functions and
accessors with which to build the core code; pte_special does that. We do
not want architectures to know or care about vm_normal_page itself, and
we definitely don't want them being able to invent something new there
out of sight of mm/ code. If we made vm_normal_page an arch function, then
we have to make vm_insert_mixed (next patch) an arch function too. So I
don't think moving it to arch code fundamentally improves any abstractions,
while it does practically make the code more difficult to follow, for both
mm and arch developers, and easier to misuse.
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: build fix]
Signed-off-by: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
Acked-by: Carsten Otte <cotte@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Jared Hulbert <jaredeh@gmail.com>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
..
a.out-core.h
aout: suppress A.OUT library support if !CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_AOUT
2008-02-08 09:22:30 -08:00
a.out.h
aout: move STACK_TOP[_MAX] to asm/processor.h
2008-02-08 09:22:29 -08:00
adb_iop.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
amigahw.h
[PATCH] m68k: namespace pollution fix (custom->amiga_custom)
2006-01-12 09:09:00 -08:00
amigaints.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert amiga irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:57 -07:00
amigayle.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
amipcmcia.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
apollodma.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
apollohw.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert apollo irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:57 -07:00
atafd.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
atafdreg.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
atari_joystick.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
atari_stdma.h
IRQ: Use the new typedef for interrupt handler function pointers
2006-10-09 12:19:47 +01:00
atari_stram.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
atarihw.h
further UTF-8 fixes and name correction
2007-05-11 19:09:46 +02:00
atariints.h
further UTF-8 fixes and name correction
2007-05-11 19:09:46 +02:00
atarikb.h
m68k: Atari keyboard and mouse support.
2007-05-04 17:59:05 -07:00
atomic.h
atomic.h: atomic_add_unless as inline. Remove system.h atomic.h circular dependency
2007-05-08 11:15:20 -07:00
auxvec.h
[PATCH] auxiliary vector cleanups
2005-09-07 16:57:21 -07:00
bitops.h
ext4: Add ext4_find_next_bit()
2008-01-28 23:58:27 -05:00
blinken.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bootinfo.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bug.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
bugs.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bvme6000hw.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert VME irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:58 -07:00
byteorder.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
cache.h
[PATCH] Kill L1_CACHE_SHIFT_MAX
2006-01-08 20:13:39 -08:00
cachectl.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
cacheflush.h
[PATCH] Optimize D-cache alias handling on fork
2006-12-13 09:27:08 -08:00
checksum.h
[NET]: M68K checksum annotations and cleanups.
2006-12-02 21:23:07 -08:00
contregs.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
cputime.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
current.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
delay.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
device.h
Driver core: add dev_archdata to struct device
2006-12-01 14:52:01 -08:00
div64.h
[NET]: div64_64 consolidate (rev3)
2007-04-25 22:23:33 -07:00
dma-mapping.h
[PATCH] m68k dma-mapping: gfp_t annotations
2007-03-14 15:27:51 -07:00
dma.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
dsp56k.h
[PATCH] m68k: dsp56k __user annotations
2006-01-12 09:09:04 -08:00
dvma.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
elf.h
Cleanup asm/{elf,page,user}.h: #ifdef __KERNEL__ is no longer needed
2008-02-07 08:42:30 -08:00
emergency-restart.h
[PATCH] Add emergency_restart()
2005-07-26 14:35:41 -07:00
entry.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
errno.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
fb.h
fbdev: detect primary display device
2007-07-17 10:23:11 -07:00
fbio.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
fcntl.h
[PATCH] Clean up struct flock64 definitions
2005-09-07 16:57:38 -07:00
floppy.h
cleanup floppy.h
2007-10-17 08:42:55 -07:00
fpu.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
futex.h
[PATCH] consolidate asm/futex.h
2006-01-08 20:13:39 -08:00
hardirq.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
hp300hw.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
hw_irq.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
hwtest.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
ide.h
ide: add hwif->ack_intr hook
2007-10-20 00:32:32 +02:00
idprom.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
intersil.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
io.h
Remove dma_cache_(wback|inv|wback_inv) functions
2007-10-17 08:42:57 -07:00
ioctl.h
[PATCH] Generic ioctl.h
2006-01-10 08:01:34 -08:00
ioctls.h
m68k: Enable arbitary speed tty support
2007-08-22 19:52:45 -07:00
ipcbuf.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
irq.h
take declarations of enable_irq() et.al. to linux/interrupt.h
2007-07-22 11:44:00 -07:00
irq_regs.h
[PATCH] m68k pt_regs fixes, part 2
2006-10-08 12:32:35 -07:00
Kbuild
m68k: Export cachectl.h
2007-10-13 09:41:03 -07:00
kdebug.h
move die notifier handling to common code
2007-05-08 11:15:04 -07:00
kmap_types.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
kvm.h
kvm: provide kvm.h for all architecture: fixes headers_install
2008-04-02 15:28:18 -07:00
linkage.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
local.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mac_asc.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mac_baboon.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mac_iop.h
[PATCH] m68k pt_regs fixes
2006-10-07 10:51:14 -07:00
mac_mouse.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mac_oss.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert mac irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:58 -07:00
mac_psc.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mac_via.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
machdep.h
IRQ: Use the new typedef for interrupt handler function pointers
2006-10-09 12:19:47 +01:00
machines.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
machw.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
macintosh.h
mac68k: remove dead code
2008-02-05 09:44:24 -08:00
macints.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert mac irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:58 -07:00
math-emu.h
[PATCH] m68k: work around binutils tokenizer change
2007-02-11 10:51:20 -08:00
mc146818rtc.h
[PATCH] rtc-cmos needs RTC_ALWAYS_BCD known
2007-03-14 15:27:49 -07:00
md.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mman.h
[PATCH] add asm-generic/mman.h
2006-02-15 15:32:22 -08:00
mmu.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mmu_context.h
[PATCH] x86: PARAVIRT: add hooks to intercept mm creation and destruction
2007-05-02 19:27:14 +02:00
mmzone.h
m68k: discontinuous memory support
2007-05-31 07:58:14 -07:00
module.h
m68k: discontinuous memory support
2007-05-31 07:58:14 -07:00
motorola_pgalloc.h
CONFIG_HIGHPTE vs. sub-page page tables.
2008-02-08 09:22:42 -08:00
motorola_pgtable.h
mm: introduce pte_special pte bit
2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
movs.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
msgbuf.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
mutex.h
[PATCH] mutex subsystem, add default include/asm-*/mutex.h files
2006-01-09 15:59:19 -08:00
mvme16xhw.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert VME irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:58 -07:00
mvme147hw.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert VME irq code
2006-06-25 10:00:58 -07:00
namei.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
nubus.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
openprom.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
oplib.h
[SPARC]: Kill prom_getname, unused and not implemented properly.
2006-07-21 14:17:55 -07:00
page.h
CONFIG_HIGHPTE vs. sub-page page tables.
2008-02-08 09:22:42 -08:00
page_offset.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
param.h
avoid overflows in kernel/time.c
2008-02-08 09:22:39 -08:00
parport.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
pci.h
PCI: Use a weak symbol for the empty version of pcibios_add_platform_entries()
2007-07-11 16:02:07 -07:00
percpu.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
pgalloc.h
m68k: discontinuous memory support
2007-05-31 07:58:14 -07:00
pgtable.h
cleanup after APUS removal
2008-02-06 10:41:01 -08:00
poll.h
Consolidate asm/poll.h
2007-05-11 08:29:34 -07:00
posix_types.h
asm-*/posix_types.h: scrub __GLIBC__
2008-02-08 09:22:34 -08:00
processor.h
aout: move STACK_TOP[_MAX] to asm/processor.h
2008-02-08 09:22:29 -08:00
ptrace.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
q40_master.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
q40ints.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
raw_io.h
m68k {in,out}_le{16,32} endianness misannotation
2007-07-26 11:11:57 -07:00
resource.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
rtc.h
fix file specification in comments
2006-10-03 23:01:26 +02:00
sbus.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
scatterlist.h
Add CONFIG_DEBUG_SG sg validation
2007-10-22 21:20:03 +02:00
sections.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
segment.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
semaphore.h
Generic semaphore implementation
2008-04-17 10:42:34 -04:00
sembuf.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
serial.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
setup.h
[PATCH] cleanup asm/setup.h userspace visibility
2006-12-07 08:39:46 -08:00
shm.h
Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/
2006-04-26 12:56:16 +01:00
shmbuf.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
shmparam.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sigcontext.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
siginfo.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
signal.h
[PATCH] missing forward declaration of pt_regs (asm-m68k/signal.h)
2006-10-08 12:32:36 -07:00
socket.h
[NET]: Introducing socket mark socket option.
2008-01-31 19:27:19 -08:00
sockios.h
[NET]: Introduce SIOCGSTAMPNS ioctl to get timestamps with nanosec resolution
2007-04-25 22:24:04 -07:00
spinlock.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
stat.h
[PATCH] 2TB files: st_blocks is invalid when calling stat64
2006-03-26 08:57:00 -08:00
statfs.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
string.h
[PATCH] m68k: cleanup string functions
2006-10-06 08:53:40 -07:00
sun3-head.h
[PATCH] Sun3: General updates
2006-12-09 09:41:18 -08:00
sun3_pgalloc.h
CONFIG_HIGHPTE vs. sub-page page tables.
2008-02-08 09:22:42 -08:00
sun3_pgtable.h
mm: introduce pte_special pte bit
2008-04-28 08:58:23 -07:00
sun3ints.h
[PATCH] Sun3: General updates
2006-12-09 09:41:18 -08:00
sun3mmu.h
[PATCH] sun3_ioremap() prototype
2006-10-15 11:00:58 -07:00
sun3x.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sun3xflop.h
[PATCH] m68k pt_regs fixes
2006-10-07 10:51:14 -07:00
sun3xprom.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
suspend.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
system.h
Add cmpxchg_local to m86k
2008-02-07 08:42:32 -08:00
termbits.h
m68k: Enable arbitary speed tty support
2007-08-22 19:52:45 -07:00
termios.h
m68k: Enable arbitary speed tty support
2007-08-22 19:52:45 -07:00
thread_info.h
rename thread_info to stack
2007-05-09 12:30:56 -07:00
timex.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
tlb.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
tlbflush.h
remove unused flush_tlb_pgtables
2007-10-19 11:53:34 -07:00
topology.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
traps.h
[PATCH] m68k: convert generic irq code to irq controller
2006-06-25 10:00:57 -07:00
types.h
remove strict ansi check from __u64 in asm/types.h
2007-10-17 08:42:53 -07:00
uaccess.h
m68k: implement __clear_user()
2007-05-15 08:54:00 -07:00
ucontext.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
unaligned.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
unistd.h
m68k{,nommu}: Wire up new timerfd syscalls
2008-03-04 08:04:11 -08:00
user.h
Sanitize the type of struct user.u_ar0
2008-02-07 08:42:30 -08:00
virtconvert.h
m68k: discontinuous memory support
2007-05-31 07:58:14 -07:00
xor.h
Linux-2.6.12-rc2
2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
zorro.h
[PATCH] m68k: basic iomem annotations
2006-01-12 09:09:02 -08:00