Re: [PATCH] arm64/mm: Rename ptdesc_t

"David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <[email protected]> Tue, 19 May 2026 13:02:00 +0200

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On 5/19/26 12:44, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 09:51:46AM +0200, Mike Rapoport wrote:
>> Hi Anshuman,
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 04:49:33AM +0100, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
>>> ptdesc_t sounds very similar to the core MM struct ptdesc which is actually
>>> the memory descriptor for page table allocations. Hence rename this typedef
>>> element as pxxval_t instead for better clarity and separation.
>>
>> Maybe we should keep the "pt" prefix and make it "ptval_t"?
> 
> Yeah, the 'pxx' prefix really hurts my eyes. Please use something else!

Fine with me as long as we don't call it something with "pte" in it.

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Cheers,

David