linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: Calling __pa() with an ioremap'd address is invalid

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Date:	Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:23:09 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
Cc:	"hpanvin@...il.com" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <ming@...e.hu>, Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Huang Ying <huang.ying.caritas@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: Calling __pa() with an ioremap'd address is
 invalid

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 04:58:09PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:

> Maybe the extra indirection isn't that bad and no one will care? If so,
> then sure, a unified version sounds like a plan. I was just hesitant of
> changing the existing 64-bit implementation for fear of receiving
> replies like "you've now made the 64-bit path slower".

If we have UEFI calls on the fast path then I think we're already 
losing. I'd favour simplicity over performance here, personally.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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