Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 for-next 0/4] xen: Convert __page_to_mfn and _mfn_to_page to use typesafe MFN

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 01.11.17 at 15:03, <julien.grall@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Most of the users of page_to_mfn and mfn_to_page are either overriding
> the macros to make them work with mfn_t or use mfn_x/_mfn becaue the rest
> of the function use mfn_t.
> 
> So I think it is time to make __page_to_mfn and __mfn_to_page using typesafe
> MFN.

I have to admit that I still find the overall goal confusing: Afaict
the double-underscore-prefixed versions exist only to allow
easily overriding the non-prefixed ones. Hence the first and
foremost goal ought to be to convert everyone to using the
non-prefixed versions. Files wanting to avoid the typed forms
could then continue to use / be switched to the prefixed ones.

What you're doing here is producing a mess: The prefixed
versions should never have been touched in the first place.
And iirc this was discussed before, with the suggestion to use
overrides (for the non-prefixed versions) to limit overall patch
size.

Jan


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