Re: [PATCH] arch/alpha: optimize virt_to_phys with compiler automatic sign extension

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On 2/11/25 01:32, Zhou Stephen Eta wrote:
 From 0bf2dd816c8369e2c690869b5f6c671f28c2b196 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "stephen.eta.zhou" <stephen.eta.zhou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:48:14 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] arch/alpha: optimize virt_to_phys with compiler automatic
  sign extension

In the `virt_to_phys` function, the following changes have been made:
1. **Automatic Sign Extension**:
    - The manual sign extension code has been replaced with the
      compiler's automatic sign extension.
    - This simplifies the code and leverages the
      compiler's optimization.

2. **Fix for 64-bit Address Overflow**:
    - Previously, when the input was a 64-bit address with a
      negative high bit (sign bit), the sign extension caused an
      overflow, resulting in an incorrect conversion to 0.
    - This issue has been addressed by using the compiler's
      automatic sign extension,
      which ensures proper handling of negative addresses.

3. **NULL Pointer Check**:
    - A NULL pointer check has been added at the
      beginning of the function.
    - If the address is NULL, the function now
      returns 0 to prevent potential crashes.

Signed-off-by: stephen.eta.zhou <stephen.eta.zhou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
  arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h | 8 +++++---
  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h
index 65fe1e54c6da..4d7cd7486b7d 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/io.h
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ static inline unsigned long virt_to_phys(volatile void *address)
  {
          unsigned long phys = (unsigned long)address;
- /* Sign-extend from bit 41. */
-	phys <<= (64 - 41);
-	phys = (long)phys >> (64 - 41);
+	if (!address)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Automatic Sign-extend  */
+	phys = (long)phys;

NACK.  What do you think this does?  What it doesn't do is sign-extend from bit 41.


r~




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