Re: [PATCH mm-unstable] arch, mm: consolidate empty_zero_page

Le 24/01/2026 à 10:56, Mike Rapoport a écrit :
> From: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <[email protected]>
> 
> Reduce 22 declarations of empty_zero_page to 3 and 23 declarations of
> ZERO_PAGE() to 4.
> 
> Every architecture defines empty_zero_page that way or another, but for the
> most of them it is always a page aligned page in BSS and most definitions
> of ZERO_PAGE do virt_to_page(empty_zero_page).
> 
> Move Linus vetted x86 definition of empty_zero_page and ZERO_PAGE() to the
> core MM and drop these definitions in architectures that do not implement
> colored zero page (MIPS and s390).
> 
> ZERO_PAGE() remains a macro because turning it to a wrapper for a static
> inline causes severe pain in header dependencies.
> 
> For the most part the change is mechanical, with these being noteworthy:
> 
> * alpha: aliased empty_zero_page with ZERO_PGE that was also used for boot
>    parameters. Switching to a generic empty_zero_page removes the aliasing
>    and keeps ZERO_PGE for boot parameters only
> * arm64: uses __pa_symbol() in ZERO_PAGE() so that definition of
>    ZERO_PAGE() is kept intact.
> * m68k/parisc/sparc64/um: allocated empty_zero_page from memblock,
>    although they do not support zero page coloring and having it in BSS
>    will work fine.
> * sh: used empty_zero_page for boot parameters at the very early boot.
>    Rename the parameters page to boot_params_page and let sh use the generic
>    empty_zero_page.
> * hexagon: had an amusing comment about empty_zero_page
> 
> 	/* A handy thing to have if one has the RAM. Declared in head.S */
> 
>    that unfortunately had to go :)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <[email protected]>
> ---
>   arch/alpha/include/asm/pgtable.h          |  6 ------
>   arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h            |  3 ---
>   arch/arc/mm/init.c                        |  2 --
>   arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h            |  9 ---------
>   arch/arm/mm/mmu.c                         |  7 -------
>   arch/arm/mm/nommu.c                       |  7 -------
>   arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h          |  1 -
>   arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c                       |  7 -------
>   arch/csky/include/asm/pgtable.h           |  3 ---
>   arch/csky/mm/init.c                       |  3 ---
>   arch/hexagon/include/asm/pgtable.h        |  6 ------
>   arch/hexagon/kernel/head.S                |  5 -----
>   arch/hexagon/kernel/hexagon_ksyms.c       |  1 -
>   arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgtable.h      |  9 ---------
>   arch/loongarch/mm/init.c                  |  3 ---
>   arch/m68k/include/asm/pgtable_mm.h        |  9 ---------
>   arch/m68k/include/asm/pgtable_no.h        |  7 -------
>   arch/m68k/mm/init.c                       |  9 ---------
>   arch/m68k/mm/mcfmmu.c                     |  2 --
>   arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c                   |  6 ------
>   arch/m68k/mm/sun3mmu.c                    |  2 --
>   arch/microblaze/include/asm/pgtable.h     | 10 ----------
>   arch/microblaze/kernel/head.S             |  4 ----
>   arch/microblaze/kernel/microblaze_ksyms.c |  2 --
>   arch/nios2/include/asm/pgtable.h          |  7 -------
>   arch/nios2/kernel/head.S                  | 10 ----------
>   arch/nios2/kernel/nios2_ksyms.c           |  1 -
>   arch/openrisc/include/asm/pgtable.h       |  4 ----
>   arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S               |  3 ---
>   arch/openrisc/kernel/or32_ksyms.c         |  1 -
>   arch/openrisc/mm/init.c                   |  3 ---
>   arch/parisc/include/asm/pgtable.h         | 11 -----------
>   arch/parisc/mm/init.c                     |  6 ------
>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable.h        |  6 ------
>   arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c                     |  3 ---

For powerpc:

Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP) <[email protected]>

>   arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h          |  7 -------
>   arch/riscv/mm/init.c                      |  4 ----
>   arch/sh/include/asm/pgtable.h             |  8 --------
>   arch/sh/include/asm/setup.h               |  3 ++-
>   arch/sh/kernel/head_32.S                  |  4 ++--
>   arch/sh/kernel/sh_ksyms_32.c              |  1 -
>   arch/sh/mm/init.c                         |  1 -
>   arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_32.h       |  8 --------
>   arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h       |  3 ---
>   arch/sparc/include/asm/setup.h            |  2 --
>   arch/sparc/kernel/head_32.S               |  7 -------
>   arch/sparc/mm/init_32.c                   |  4 ----
>   arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c                   | 15 ---------------
>   arch/um/include/asm/pgtable.h             |  9 ---------
>   arch/um/include/shared/kern_util.h        |  1 -
>   arch/um/kernel/mem.c                      | 16 ----------------
>   arch/um/kernel/um_arch.c                  |  1 -
>   arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h            |  8 --------
>   arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S                 |  4 ----
>   arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S                 |  7 -------
>   arch/xtensa/include/asm/pgtable.h         |  4 ----
>   arch/xtensa/kernel/head.S                 |  3 ---
>   arch/xtensa/kernel/xtensa_ksyms.c         |  2 --
>   include/linux/pgtable.h                   |  8 ++++++++
>   mm/mm_init.c                              |  9 +++++++++
>   60 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 296 deletions(-)
>