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diff --git a/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst b/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst index a834fad9de12..e4f6972eb6c0 100644 --- a/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst +++ b/Documentation/mm/split_page_table_lock.rst @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Support of split page table lock by an architecture =================================================== There's no need in special enabling of PTE split page table lock: everything -required is done by pgtable_pte_page_ctor() and pgtable_pte_page_dtor(), which +required is done by pagetable_pte_ctor() and pagetable_pte_dtor(), which must be called on PTE table allocation / freeing. Make sure the architecture doesn't use slab allocator for page table @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ This field shares storage with page->ptl. PMD split lock only makes sense if you have more than two page table levels. -PMD split lock enabling requires pgtable_pmd_page_ctor() call on PMD table -allocation and pgtable_pmd_page_dtor() on freeing. +PMD split lock enabling requires pagetable_pmd_ctor() call on PMD table +allocation and pagetable_pmd_dtor() on freeing. Allocation usually happens in pmd_alloc_one(), freeing in pmd_free() and pmd_free_tlb(), but make sure you cover all PMD table allocation / freeing @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ paths: i.e X86_PAE preallocate few PMDs on pgd_alloc(). With everything in place you can set CONFIG_ARCH_ENABLE_SPLIT_PMD_PTLOCK. -NOTE: pgtable_pte_page_ctor() and pgtable_pmd_page_ctor() can fail -- it must +NOTE: pagetable_pte_ctor() and pagetable_pmd_ctor() can fail -- it must be handled properly. page->ptl @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ trick: split lock with enabled DEBUG_SPINLOCK or DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC, but costs one more cache line for indirect access; -The spinlock_t allocated in pgtable_pte_page_ctor() for PTE table and in -pgtable_pmd_page_ctor() for PMD table. +The spinlock_t allocated in pagetable_pte_ctor() for PTE table and in +pagetable_pmd_ctor() for PMD table. Please, never access page->ptl directly -- use appropriate helper. |