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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/mm_types.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/mm_types.h | 22 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h index e334ef79cb43..bb91658c603f 100644 --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h @@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ struct page { }; }; - /* Third double word block */ + /* + * Third double word block + * + * WARNING: bit 0 of the first word encode PageTail(). That means + * the rest users of the storage space MUST NOT use the bit to + * avoid collision and false-positive PageTail(). + */ union { struct list_head lru; /* Pageout list, eg. active_list * protected by zone->lru_lock ! @@ -132,14 +138,23 @@ struct page { struct rcu_head rcu_head; /* Used by SLAB * when destroying via RCU */ - /* First tail page of compound page */ + /* Tail pages of compound page */ struct { + unsigned long compound_head; /* If bit zero is set */ + + /* First tail page only */ unsigned short int compound_dtor; unsigned short int compound_order; }; #if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) && USE_SPLIT_PMD_PTLOCKS - pgtable_t pmd_huge_pte; /* protected by page->ptl */ + struct { + unsigned long __pad; /* do not overlay pmd_huge_pte + * with compound_head to avoid + * possible bit 0 collision. + */ + pgtable_t pmd_huge_pte; /* protected by page->ptl */ + }; #endif }; @@ -160,7 +175,6 @@ struct page { #endif #endif struct kmem_cache *slab_cache; /* SL[AU]B: Pointer to slab */ - struct page *first_page; /* Compound tail pages */ }; #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG |