linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] uio: add UIO_MEM

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Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:33:13 +0800
From:   Xiubo Li <lixiubo@...s.chinamobile.com>
To:     Andy Grover <agrover@...hat.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     mchristi@...hat.com, namei.unix@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] uio: add UIO_MEM_CUSTOM support


>> For example, the TCMU will use the map area as ISCSI commands & data ring
>> buffer(uio0 --> map0). Currently the TCMU will using the fixed small
>> size map
>> area as the ring buffer, but this will be the bottleneck for high iops.
>>
>> Without knowing how large it is enough, so the new scheme will use the
>> fixed
>> small ring buffer area(about 64M ~ 128M) + dynamically "growing" ring
>> buffer
>> area(about 1.5G).
> The following code is in uio_mmap() in uio.c:
>
> if (idev->info->mmap) {
> 	ret = idev->info->mmap(idev->info, vma);
> 	return ret;

Yes, just missed this return.
> }
>
> switch (idev->info->mem[mi].memtype) {
> 	case UIO_MEM_PHYS:
> 		return uio_mmap_physical(vma);
> 	case UIO_MEM_LOGICAL:
> 	case UIO_MEM_VIRTUAL:
> 		return uio_mmap_logical(vma);
> 	default:
> 		return -EINVAL;
> }
>
> We already have the equivalent of a CUSTOM memtype because TCMU sets the
> info->mmap fn, overriding uio's default handling choices in favor of its
> own.
>
> HTH -- Regards -- Andy
>