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Re: [PATCH] x86/mm: Use standard C types for sized integers


  • To: Frediano Ziglio <frediano.ziglio@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:02:19 +0100
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  • Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Delivery-date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:02:26 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 30.10.2024 11:44, Frediano Ziglio wrote:
> The header is already using these types.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frediano Ziglio <frediano.ziglio@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

Nevertheless I wonder whether ...

> --- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h
> @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct page_info
>           * Only valid for: a) free pages, and b) pages with zero type count
>           * (except page table pages when the guest is in shadow mode).
>           */
> -        u32 tlbflush_timestamp;
> +        uint32_t tlbflush_timestamp;
>  
>          /*
>           * When PGT_partial is true then the first two fields are valid and
> @@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ struct page_info
>           *   in use.
>           */
>          struct {
> -            u16 nr_validated_ptes:PAGETABLE_ORDER + 1;
> -            u16 :16 - PAGETABLE_ORDER - 1 - 1;
> +            uint16_t nr_validated_ptes:PAGETABLE_ORDER + 1;
> +            uint16_t :16 - PAGETABLE_ORDER - 1 - 1;
>              uint16_t partial_flags:1;

... fixed width types are really needed here; afaict unsigned int ought to do.

>              int16_t linear_pt_count;

It's only here where the fixed width type is largely needed (or alternatively

            signed int linear_pt_count:16;

).

Jan



 


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