linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: implement remap_pfn_range with apply_to_page

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Date:	Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:56:06 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Pallipadi, Venkatesh" <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: implement remap_pfn_range with apply_to_page_range

Nick Piggin wrote:
>
> This isn't performance critical to anyone?
>   

The only difference should be between having the specialized code and an 
indirect function call, no?

> I see DRM, IB, GRU, other media and video drivers use it.
>
> It IS exactly what apply_to_page_range does, I grant you. But so does
> our traditional set of nested loops. So is there any particular reason
> to change it? You're not planning to change fork/exit next, are you? :)
>   

No ;)  But I need to have a more Xen-specific version of 
remap_pfn_range, and I wanted to 1) have the two versions look as 
similar as possible, and 2) not have a pile of duplicate code.

    J
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