linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/25] arch: introduce memremap()

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:47:40 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
Cc:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/25] arch: introduce memremap()

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...e.com> wrote:
> While at it, Dan, will / should memremap() support overlapping calls ?
> What is the expectation on behaviour ?

It will be the same as ioremap().  Each mapping gets its own virtual
address and overlapping calls are permitted.  The only protection is
that RAM is never mapped with an alias.
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