On Thu 09-02-17 12:53:02, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > The SHM_HUGE_* stuff was introduced in: > > 42d7395feb5 (mm: support more pagesizes for MAP_HUGETLB/SHM_HUGETLB) > > It unnecessarily adds another layer, specific to sysv shm, without > anything special about it: the macros are identical to the MAP_HUGE_* > stuff, which in turn does correctly describe the hugepage subsystem. > > One example of the problems with extra layers what this patch fixes: > mmap_pgoff() should never be using SHM_HUGE_* logic. It is obviously > harmless but it would still be grand to get rid of it -- although > now in the manpages I don't see that happening. Can we just drop SHM_HUGE_MASK altogether? It is not exported in uapi headers AFAICS. > > Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@xxxxxxx> > --- > mm/mmap.c | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c > index 499b988b1639..40b29aca18c1 100644 > --- a/mm/mmap.c > +++ b/mm/mmap.c > @@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(mmap_pgoff, unsigned long, addr, unsigned long, len, > struct user_struct *user = NULL; > struct hstate *hs; > > - hs = hstate_sizelog((flags >> MAP_HUGE_SHIFT) & SHM_HUGE_MASK); > + hs = hstate_sizelog((flags >> MAP_HUGE_SHIFT) & MAP_HUGE_MASK); > if (!hs) > return -EINVAL; > > -- > 2.6.6 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in > the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, > see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . > Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a> -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>
