# \[PATCH 4/8\] xen: Use the correctly the Xen memory terminologies

- From: Boris Ostrovsky \<boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com\>
- Date: 2015-07-28 19:14:06 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2015/07/4545296
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-input/2015/07/4545099/t.md

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On 07/28/2015 11:02 AM, Julien Grall wrote:
> Based on include/xen/mm.h [1], Linux is mistakenly using MFN when GFN
> is meant, I suspect this is because the first support for Xen was for
> PV. This brough some misimplementation of helpers on ARM and make the
> developper confused the expected behavior.
>
> For instance, with pfn_to_mfn, we expect to get an MFN based on the name.
> Although, if we look at the implementation on x86, it's returning a GFN.
>
> For clarity and avoid new confusion, replace any reference of mfn into
> gnf in any helpers used by PV drivers.




> @@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ static void xen_do_pin(unsigned level, unsigned long pfn)
>   	struct mmuext_op op;
>
>   	op.cmd = level;
> -	op.arg1.mfn = pfn_to_mfn(pfn);
> +	op.arg1.mfn = pfn_to_gfn(pfn);


This looks slightly odd. It is correct but given that purpose of this 
series is to make things more clear perhaps we can add another union 
member (gfn) to mmuext_op.arg1?

(Of course, the hypervisor will continue referring to mfn which could 
still be confusing)


>
>   	xen_extend_mmuext_op(&op);
>   }
> @@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static void __xen_write_cr3(bool kernel, unsigned long cr3)
>   	trace_xen_mmu_write_cr3(kernel, cr3);
>
>   	if (cr3)
> -		mfn = pfn_to_mfn(PFN_DOWN(cr3));
> +		mfn = pfn_to_gfn(PFN_DOWN(cr3));

Here too. And further down, thoughout this patch.




-boris
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