In a 10 years old commit
(https://github.com/linuxppc/linux/commit/d069cb4373fe0d451357c4d3769623a7564dfa9f), powerpc 8xx has
made the handling of PTE accessed bit conditional to CONFIG_SWAP.
Since then, this has been extended to some other powerpc variants.
That commit means that when CONFIG_SWAP is not selected, the accessed bit is not set by SW TLB miss
handlers, leading to pte_young() returning garbage, or should I say possibly returning false
allthough a page has been accessed since its access flag was reset.
Looking at various mm/ places, pte_young() is used independent of CONFIG_SWAP
Is it still valid the not manage accessed flags when CONFIG_SWAP is not
selected ?
If yes, should pte_young() always return true in that case ?
While we are at it, I'm wondering whether powerpc should redefine
arch_faults_on_old_pte()
On some variants of powerpc, accessed flag is managed by HW. On others, it is managed by SW TLB miss
handlers via page fault handling.
Thanks
Christophe
