The quilt patch titled
Subject: selftests/mm: add platform independent in code comments
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
selftests-mm-add-platform-independent-in-code-comments.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into the mm-stable branch
of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
------------------------------------------------------
From: Chaitanya S Prakash <chaitanyas.prakash@xxxxxxx>
Subject: selftests/mm: add platform independent in code comments
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:22:41 +0530
The in code comments for the selftest were made on the basis of 128TB
switch, an architecture feature specific to PowerPc and x86 platforms.
Keeping in mind the support added for arm64 platforms which implements a
256TB switch, a more generic explanation has been provided.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230323105243.2807166-4-chaitanyas.prakash@xxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Chaitanya S Prakash <chaitanyas.prakash@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/mm/va_high_addr_switch.c | 15 ++++++-------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/va_high_addr_switch.c~selftests-mm-add-platform-independent-in-code-comments
+++ a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/va_high_addr_switch.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
#endif
/*
- * >= 128TB is the hint addr value we used to select
- * large address space.
+ * The hint addr value is used to allocate addresses
+ * beyond the high address switch boundary.
*/
#define ADDR_MARK_128TB (1UL << 47)
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ static struct testcase testcases[] = {
},
{
/*
- * We should never allocate at the requested address or above it
- * The len cross the 128TB boundary. Without MAP_FIXED
- * we will always search in the lower address space.
+ * Unless MAP_FIXED is specified, allocation based on hint
+ * addr is never at requested address or above it, which is
+ * beyond high address switch boundary in this case. Instead,
+ * a suitable allocation is found in lower address space.
*/
.addr = ((void *)(ADDR_SWITCH_HINT - PAGE_SIZE)),
.size = 2 * PAGE_SIZE,
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ static struct testcase testcases[] = {
},
{
/*
- * Exact mapping at 128TB, the area is free we should get that
- * even without MAP_FIXED.
+ * Exact mapping at high address switch boundary, should
+ * be obtained even without MAP_FIXED as area is free.
*/
.addr = ((void *)(ADDR_SWITCH_HINT)),
.size = PAGE_SIZE,
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from chaitanyas.prakash@xxxxxxx are
selftests-mm-configure-nr_hugepages-for-arm64.patch
selftests-mm-run-hugetlb-testcases-of-va-switch.patch
