Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Andi Kleen
On Tuesday 15 January 2008 11:15:02 Harvey Harrison wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 11:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:29:51 Harvey Harrison wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > > Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
> > > > *PageDeferred* macros. 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?
> > 
> > The whole usage of that bit is private to the file
> 
> True if pageattr_32|64.c get merged, not one I have looked at yet,
> but wouldn't a static inline in the files then be better for the
> typechecking?

If you pass in something other than a struct page * the compiler
will already complain. Also all the other Page* accessor in page-flags.h are 
macros.

-Andi
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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Harvey Harrison
On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 11:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:29:51 Harvey Harrison wrote:
> > On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
> > > *PageDeferred* macros. 
> > > 
> > 
> > Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?
> 
> The whole usage of that bit is private to the file

True if pageattr_32|64.c get merged, not one I have looked at yet,
but wouldn't a static inline in the files then be better for the
typechecking?

Harvey

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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Andi Kleen
On Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:29:51 Harvey Harrison wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
> > *PageDeferred* macros. 
> > 
> 
> Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?

The whole usage of that bit is private to the file

-Andi

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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Harvey Harrison
On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
> *PageDeferred* macros. 
> 

Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?

asm/page.h perhaps?

Cheers,

Harvey


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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Harvey Harrison
On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
 Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
 *PageDeferred* macros. 
 

Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?

asm/page.h perhaps?

Cheers,

Harvey


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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Harvey Harrison
On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 11:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
 On Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:29:51 Harvey Harrison wrote:
  On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
   Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
   *PageDeferred* macros. 
   
  
  Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?
 
 The whole usage of that bit is private to the file

True if pageattr_32|64.c get merged, not one I have looked at yet,
but wouldn't a static inline in the files then be better for the
typechecking?

Harvey

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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Andi Kleen
On Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:29:51 Harvey Harrison wrote:
 On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
  Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
  *PageDeferred* macros. 
  
 
 Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?

The whole usage of that bit is private to the file

-Andi

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Re: [PATCH] [13/31] CPA: Use macros to modify the PG_arch_1 page flags in change_page_attr

2008-01-15 Thread Andi Kleen
On Tuesday 15 January 2008 11:15:02 Harvey Harrison wrote:
 On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 11:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
  On Tuesday 15 January 2008 10:29:51 Harvey Harrison wrote:
   On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
Instead of open coding the bit accesses uses standard style
*PageDeferred* macros. 

   
   Any reason these couldn't be static inlines in a shared header?
  
  The whole usage of that bit is private to the file
 
 True if pageattr_32|64.c get merged, not one I have looked at yet,
 but wouldn't a static inline in the files then be better for the
 typechecking?

If you pass in something other than a struct page * the compiler
will already complain. Also all the other Page* accessor in page-flags.h are 
macros.

-Andi
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