Re: [PATCH net-next v2] hv_sock: use HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE for Hyper-V communication

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From: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 00:30:21 +0000

> From: Himadri Pandya <himadrispandya@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Current code assumes PAGE_SIZE (the guest page size) is equal
> to the page size used to communicate with Hyper-V (which is
> always 4K). While this assumption is true on x86, it may not
> be true for Hyper-V on other architectures. For example,
> Linux on ARM64 may have PAGE_SIZE of 16K or 64K. A new symbol,
> HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE, has been previously introduced to use when
> the Hyper-V page size is intended instead of the guest page size.
> 
> Make this code work on non-x86 architectures by using the new
> HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE symbol instead of PAGE_SIZE, where appropriate.
> Also replace the now redundant PAGE_SIZE_4K with HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE.
> The change has no effect on x86, but lays the groundwork to run
> on ARM64 and others.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Himadri Pandya <himadrispandya@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> Changes in v2:
> * Revised commit message and subject [Jakub Kicinski]

Applied, thank you.



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