On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 07:09:47PM +, Paul Burton wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 06:28:35PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > MIPS allocates kernel PTE pages with
> >
> > __get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, PTE_ORDER)
> >
> > and user PTE pages with
> >
> > alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, PTE_ORDER)
>
> That bit isn't quite true - we don't use __GFP_ZERO in pte_alloc_one() &
> instead call clear_highpage() on the allocated page. Not that I have a
> problem with using __GFP_ZERO - it seems like the more optimal choice.
> It just might be worth mentioning the change & expected equivalent
> behavior.
You are right, I'll fix the changelog.
> Otherwise:
>
> Acked-by: Paul Burton
Thanks.
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
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Sincerely yours,
Mike.
