Re: [PATCH] arm64: mm: Add double logical invert to pte accessors

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On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 06:30:38PM +0000, Steve Capper wrote:
> Page table entries on ARM64 are 64 bits, and some pte functions such as
> pte_dirty return a bitwise-and of a flag with the pte value. If the
> flag to be tested resides in the upper 32 bits of the pte, then we run
> into the danger of the result being dropped if downcast.
> 
> For example:
> 	gather_stats(page, md, pte_dirty(*pte), 1);
> where pte_dirty(*pte) is downcast to an int.
> 
> This patch adds a double logical invert to all the pte_ accessors to
> ensure predictable downcasting.
> 
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> [steve.capper@xxxxxxxxxx: rebased patch to leave pte_write alone to
> allow for merge with 3.13 stable]
> Signed-off-by: Steve Capper <steve.capper@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This is a rebase of:
> 84fe682 arm64: mm: Add double logical invert to pte accessors
> 
> It was CC stable, but had a merge conflict around pte_write when
> applied to 3.13-stable.
> 
> I've fixed the merge conflict for 3.13 and given it a quick test.
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

What is the git commit id of this patch in Linus's tree?

thanks,

greg k-h
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