Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] mce: fix set_mce_nospec to always unmap the whole page

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On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 12:28:30AM -0600, Jane Chu wrote:
> Mark poisoned page as not present, and to reverse the 'np' effect,
> restate the _PAGE_PRESENT bit. Please refer to discussions here for
> reason behind the decision.
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAPcyv4hrXPb1tASBZUg-GgdVs0OOFKXMXLiHmktg_kFi7YBMyQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

I think it would be good to summarize the conclusion here instead of
just linking to it.

> +static int _set_memory_present(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
> +{
> +	return change_page_attr_set(&addr, numpages, __pgprot(_PAGE_PRESENT), 0);
> +}

What is the point of this trivial helper with a single caller?




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