Re: [PATCH v4 05/13] mm/arch: Provide pud_pfn() fallback

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On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 07:35:45PM -0400, Peter Xu wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 07:53:20PM -0300, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 06:43:56PM -0400, Peter Xu wrote:
> > 
> > > I actually tested this without hitting the issue (even though I didn't
> > > mention it in the cover letter..).  I re-kicked the build test, it turns
> > > out my "make alldefconfig" on loongarch will generate a config with both
> > > HUGETLB=n && THP=n, while arch/loongarch/configs/loongson3_defconfig has
> > > THP=y (which I assume was the one above build used).  I didn't further
> > > check how "make alldefconfig" generated the config; a bit surprising that
> > > it didn't fetch from there.
> > 
> > I suspect it is weird compiler variations.. Maybe something is not
> > being inlined.
> > 
> > > (and it also surprises me that this BUILD_BUG can trigger.. I used to try
> > >  triggering it elsewhere but failed..)
> > 
> > As the pud_leaf() == FALSE should result in the BUILD_BUG never being
> > called and the optimizer removing it.
> 
> Good point, for some reason loongarch defined pud_leaf() without defining
> pud_pfn(), which does look strange.
> 
> #define pud_leaf(pud)		((pud_val(pud) & _PAGE_HUGE) != 0)
> 
> But I noticed at least MIPS also does it..  Logically I think one arch
> should define either none of both.

Wow, this is definately an arch issue. You can't define pud_leaf() and
not have a pud_pfn(). It makes no sense at all..

I'd say the BUILD_BUG has done it's job and found an issue, fix it by
not defining pud_leaf? I don't see any calls to pud_leaf in loongarch
at least

Jason




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