linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: use bitmap library functions

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Date:	Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:59:56 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: use bitmap library functions


* Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com> wrote:

> 2011/2/17 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>:
> >
> > * Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Use bitmap_set()/bitmap_clear() to fill/zero a region of a bitmap
> >> instead of doing set_bit()/clear_bit() each bit.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
> >> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> >> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> >> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> >> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> >> ---
> >>  arch/x86/kernel/ioport.c |   20 +++++---------------
> >>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> >
> > Before we can merge this it would be nice to tested this using sys_ioperm(), to make
> > sure port IO still gets denied/allowed as expected. You can check /proc/ioperm to
> > see which ports are (probably) safe to read: 0x80/0xed is usually safe to
> > read/write.
> 
> I have tested with this program and there is no difference in behavior
> with this patch.

Great - i've queued it up in tip:x86/asm.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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