On Tue, Aug 03 2021 at 21:32, ira weiny wrote: > @@ -200,16 +200,14 @@ __setup("init_pkru=", setup_init_pkru); > */ > u32 update_pkey_val(u32 pk_reg, int pkey, unsigned int flags) > { > - int pkey_shift = pkey * PKR_BITS_PER_PKEY; > - > /* Mask out old bit values */ > - pk_reg &= ~(((1 << PKR_BITS_PER_PKEY) - 1) << pkey_shift); > + pk_reg &= ~PKR_PKEY_MASK(pkey); > > /* Or in new values */ > if (flags & PKEY_DISABLE_ACCESS) > - pk_reg |= PKR_AD_BIT << pkey_shift; > + pk_reg |= PKR_AD_KEY(pkey); > if (flags & PKEY_DISABLE_WRITE) > - pk_reg |= PKR_WD_BIT << pkey_shift; > + pk_reg |= PKR_WD_KEY(pkey); I'm not seeing how this is improving that code. Quite the contrary. Thanks, tglx