>>>> --- >>>> include/linux/ksm.h | 6 ++++++ >>>> mm/ksm.c | 5 +++-- >>>> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >>>> >>>> diff --git a/include/linux/ksm.h b/include/linux/ksm.h >>>> index 899a314bc487..7989200cdbb7 100644 >>>> --- a/include/linux/ksm.h >>>> +++ b/include/linux/ksm.h >>>> @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ int ksm_disable(struct mm_struct *mm); >>>> >>>> int __ksm_enter(struct mm_struct *mm); >>>> void __ksm_exit(struct mm_struct *mm); >>>> +/* use pte_mkdirty to track a KSM-placed zero page */ >>>> +#define set_pte_ksm_zero(pte) pte_mkdirty(pte_mkspecial(pte)) >>> >>> If there is only a single user (which I assume), please inline it instead. >> >> Excuse me, I'm wondering why using inline here instead of macro is better. >> Thanks! :) > >Just to clarify: not an inline function but removing the macro >completely and just place that code directly into the single caller. > >Single user, no need to put that into ksm.h -- and I'm not super happy >about the set_pte_ksm_zero() name ;) because we get the zero-pte already >passed in from the caller ... Oh, I see. Thanks
