Re: [RFC PATCH -V2 03/21] powerpc: Don't hard code the size of pte page

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Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:17:10PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
>> From: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> USE PTRS_PER_PTE to indicate the size of pte page.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> powerpc: Don't hard code the size of pte page
>> 
>> USE PTRS_PER_PTE to indicate the size of pte page.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Description and signoff are duplicated.  Description could be more
> informative, for example - why would we want to do this?
>
>> +/*
>> + * hidx is in the second half of the page table. We use the
>> + * 8 bytes per each pte entry.
>
> The casual reader probably wouldn't know what "hidx" is.  The comment
> needs at least to use a better name than "hidx".

how about

+/*
+ * We save the slot number & secondary bit in the second half of the
+ * PTE page. We use the 8 bytes per each pte entry.
+ */


-aneesh

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