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[PATCH 1/1] Arch-x86: pgtable, document pde bits

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Cc: <linux-kernel@...>, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...>, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...>
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 1:50 pm

Some of pde bits weren't documented, add the short description to them.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
---
 include/asm-x86/pgtable.h |   14 +++++++-------
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
index 174b877..986204a 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 #define USER_PTRS_PER_PGD	((TASK_SIZE-1)/PGDIR_SIZE+1)
 #define FIRST_USER_ADDRESS	0
 
-#define _PAGE_BIT_PRESENT	0
-#define _PAGE_BIT_RW		1
-#define _PAGE_BIT_USER		2
-#define _PAGE_BIT_PWT		3
-#define _PAGE_BIT_PCD		4
-#define _PAGE_BIT_ACCESSED	5
-#define _PAGE_BIT_DIRTY		6
+#define _PAGE_BIT_PRESENT	0	/* is present */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_RW		1	/* writeable */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_USER		2	/* userspace addressable */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_PWT		3	/* page write through */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_PCD		4	/* page cache disabled */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_ACCESSED	5	/* was accessed (raised by CPU) */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_DIRTY		6	/* was written to (raised by CPU) */
 #define _PAGE_BIT_FILE		6
 #define _PAGE_BIT_PSE		7	/* 4 MB (or 2MB) page */
 #define _PAGE_BIT_PAT		7	/* on 4KB pages */
-- 
1.5.4.1

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[PATCH 1/1] Arch-x86: pgtable, document pde bits, Jiri Slaby, (Sat Mar 22, 1:50 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/1] Arch-x86: pgtable, document pde bits, Ingo Molnar, (Tue Mar 25, 11:49 am)
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