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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:05:18 +0800
From: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
To: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
"mtosatti@...hat.com" <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
"broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com"
<broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
"johannes@...solutions.net" <johannes@...solutions.net>,
"avi@...ranet.com" <avi@...ranet.com>,
"andi@...stfloor.org" <andi@...stfloor.org>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
Mike Smith <scgtrp@...il.com>,
Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] devmem: handle partial kmem write/read
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 09:52:55AM +0800, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:24:48 +0900
> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:34:44 +0800
> > Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Kame,
> > >
> > > This patch needs more work. I first intent to fix a bug:
> > >
> > > sz = vwrite(kbuf, (char *)p, sz);
> > > p += sz;
> > > }
> > >
> > > So if the returned len is 0, the kbuf/p pointers will mismatch.
> > >
> > > Then I realize it changed the write behavior. The current vwrite()
> > > behavior is strange, it returns 0 if _whole range_ is hole, otherwise
> > > ignores the hole silently. So holes can be treated differently even in
> > > the original code.
> > >
> > Ah, ok...
> >
>
> I'd like to post a fix...but it seems you are woriking.
> Hmm, I'll post a patch including your fix (and your sign.)
> Is it ok ?
Sure OK. You can work based on my patches. Many of them are in -mm now
and there are three more. I'll show you in a series.
Thanks,
Fengguang
> > > I'm not really sure about the right behavior. KAME-san, do you have
> > > any suggestions?
> > >
> > maybe following make sense.
> > =
> > written = vwrite(kbuf, (char *p), sz);
> > if (!written) // whole vmem was a hole
> > written = sz;
> > ==
> > needs fix.
> >
> > Anyway, I wonder kmem is broken. It's should be totally rewritten.
> >
> > For example, this doesn't check anything.
> > ==
> > if (p < (unsigned long) high_memory) {
> >
> > ==
> >
> > But....are there users ?
> > If necessary, I'll write some...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Kame
> >
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Fengguang
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:29:01AM +0800, Wu Fengguang wrote:
> > > > Current vwrite silently ignores vwrite() to vmap holes.
> > > > Better behavior should be stop the write and return
> > > > on such holes.
> > > >
> > > > Also return on partial read, which may happen in future
> > > > (eg. hit hwpoison pages).
> > > >
> > > > CC: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/char/mem.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++------------
> > > > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > --- linux-mm.orig/drivers/char/mem.c 2009-09-14 10:59:50.000000000 +0800
> > > > +++ linux-mm/drivers/char/mem.c 2009-09-14 11:06:25.000000000 +0800
> > > > @@ -444,18 +444,22 @@ static ssize_t read_kmem(struct file *fi
> > > > if (!kbuf)
> > > > return -ENOMEM;
> > > > while (count > 0) {
> > > > + unsigned long n;
> > > > +
> > > > sz = size_inside_page(p, count);
> > > > - sz = vread(kbuf, (char *)p, sz);
> > > > - if (!sz)
> > > > + n = vread(kbuf, (char *)p, sz);
> > > > + if (!n)
> > > > break;
> > > > - if (copy_to_user(buf, kbuf, sz)) {
> > > > + if (copy_to_user(buf, kbuf, n)) {
> > > > free_page((unsigned long)kbuf);
> > > > return -EFAULT;
> > > > }
> > > > - count -= sz;
> > > > - buf += sz;
> > > > - read += sz;
> > > > - p += sz;
> > > > + count -= n;
> > > > + buf += n;
> > > > + read += n;
> > > > + p += n;
> > > > + if (n < sz)
> > > > + break;
> > > > }
> > > > free_page((unsigned long)kbuf);
> > > > }
> > > > @@ -551,11 +555,13 @@ static ssize_t write_kmem(struct file *
> > > > free_page((unsigned long)kbuf);
> > > > return -EFAULT;
> > > > }
> > > > - sz = vwrite(kbuf, (char *)p, sz);
> > > > - count -= sz;
> > > > - buf += sz;
> > > > - virtr += sz;
> > > > - p += sz;
> > > > + n = vwrite(kbuf, (char *)p, sz);
> > > > + count -= n;
> > > > + buf += n;
> > > > + virtr += n;
> > > > + p += n;
> > > > + if (n < sz)
> > > > + break;
> > > > }
> > > > free_page((unsigned long)kbuf);
> > > > }
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