[PATCH V6 1/2] arm: mm: Introduce {pte,pmd}_isset and {pte,pmd}_isclear

[Will Deacon]

On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 01:06:12PM +0100, Steve Capper wrote:
> Long descriptors on ARM are 64 bits, and some pte functions such as
> pte_dirty return a bitwise-and of a flag with the pte value. If the
> flag to be tested resides in the upper 32 bits of the pte, then we run
> into the danger of the result being dropped if downcast.
> 
> For example:
> 	gather_stats(page, md, pte_dirty(*pte), 1);
> where pte_dirty(*pte) is downcast to an int.
> 
> This patch introduces a new macro pte_isset which performs the bitwise
> and, then performs a double logical invert (where needed) to ensure
> predictable downcasting. The logical inverse pte_isclear is also
> introduced.
> 
> Equivalent pmd functions for Transparent HugePages have also been
> added.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steve Capper <steve.capper at linaro.org>

  Reviewed-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon at arm.com>

Will