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-rw-r--r--include/asm-generic/pgtable.h38
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
index dae7f98babed..a9cac82e9a7a 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
@@ -400,6 +400,44 @@ static inline int pgd_same(pgd_t pgd_a, pgd_t pgd_b)
}
#endif
+/*
+ * Use set_p*_safe(), and elide TLB flushing, when confident that *no*
+ * TLB flush will be required as a result of the "set". For example, use
+ * in scenarios where it is known ahead of time that the routine is
+ * setting non-present entries, or re-setting an existing entry to the
+ * same value. Otherwise, use the typical "set" helpers and flush the
+ * TLB.
+ */
+#define set_pte_safe(ptep, pte) \
+({ \
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(pte_present(*ptep) && !pte_same(*ptep, pte)); \
+ set_pte(ptep, pte); \
+})
+
+#define set_pmd_safe(pmdp, pmd) \
+({ \
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(pmd_present(*pmdp) && !pmd_same(*pmdp, pmd)); \
+ set_pmd(pmdp, pmd); \
+})
+
+#define set_pud_safe(pudp, pud) \
+({ \
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(pud_present(*pudp) && !pud_same(*pudp, pud)); \
+ set_pud(pudp, pud); \
+})
+
+#define set_p4d_safe(p4dp, p4d) \
+({ \
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(p4d_present(*p4dp) && !p4d_same(*p4dp, p4d)); \
+ set_p4d(p4dp, p4d); \
+})
+
+#define set_pgd_safe(pgdp, pgd) \
+({ \
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(pgd_present(*pgdp) && !pgd_same(*pgdp, pgd)); \
+ set_pgd(pgdp, pgd); \
+})
+
#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_DO_SWAP_PAGE
/*
* Some architectures support metadata associated with a page. When a