On Wed, Aug 07 2024 at 15:48, Peter Xu wrote: > An entry should be reported as PUD leaf even if it's PROT_NONE, in which > case PRESENT bit isn't there. I hit bad pud without this when testing dax > 1G on zapping a PROT_NONE PUD. That does not qualify as a change log. What you hit is irrelevant unless you explain the actual underlying problem. See Documentation/process/ including the TIP documentation. > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h > index e39311a89bf4..a2a3bd4c1bda 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h > @@ -1078,8 +1078,7 @@ static inline pmd_t *pud_pgtable(pud_t pud) > #define pud_leaf pud_leaf > static inline bool pud_leaf(pud_t pud) > { > - return (pud_val(pud) & (_PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_PRESENT)) == > - (_PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_PRESENT); > + return pud_val(pud) & _PAGE_PSE; > } And the changelog does not explain why this change is not affecting any existing user of pud_leaf(). Thanks, tglx