> Jerry> When PAGE_SHIFT > 20, the result of "20 - PAGE_SHIFT" is negative. The > Jerry> calculating here will generate an unexpected result. In addition, if > Jerry> PAGE_SHIFT > 20, The memory size represented by numentries was already > Jerry> integral multiple of 1MB. > > Why this magic number of 20? Please explain it better and replace it > was a #define that means something here.
Because 2^20 = 1MB. The intention of previous code is "/* round applicable memory size up to nearest megabyte */". > > Jerry> Signed-off-by: Jerry <uuli...@gmail.com> > Jerry> --- > Jerry> mm/page_alloc.c | 8 +++++--- > Jerry> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > Jerry> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > Jerry> index b100255..cd41797 100644 > Jerry> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > Jerry> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > Jerry> @@ -5745,9 +5745,11 @@ void *__init alloc_large_system_hash(const char > *tablename, > Jerry> if (!numentries) { > Jerry> /* round applicable memory size up to nearest > megabyte */ > Jerry> numentries = nr_kernel_pages; > Jerry> - numentries += (1UL << (20 - PAGE_SHIFT)) - 1; > Jerry> - numentries >>= 20 - PAGE_SHIFT; > Jerry> - numentries <<= 20 - PAGE_SHIFT; > Jerry> + if (20 > PAGE_SHIFT) { > Jerry> + numentries += (1UL << (20 - PAGE_SHIFT)) - 1; > Jerry> + numentries >>= 20 - PAGE_SHIFT; > Jerry> + numentries <<= 20 - PAGE_SHIFT; > Jerry> + } > > Jerry> /* limit to 1 bucket per 2^scale bytes of low memory > */ > Jerry> if (scale > PAGE_SHIFT) > Jerry> -- > Jerry> 1.8.1.5 > > Jerry> -- > Jerry> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > Jerry> the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org > Jerry> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Jerry> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- I love linux!!! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/