linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] soc: qcom: Remote FS memory driver

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Date:   Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:00:58 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Andy Gross <andy.gross@...aro.org>,
        David Brown <david.brown@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] soc: qcom: Remote FS memory driver

On Mon, Aug 07, 2017 at 09:23:27AM -0700, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> Up until this patch the user space tool that implements the message
> handler just mapped the reserved memory region though /dev/mem, but this
> requires /dev/mem access and for the later platforms we need to make a
> call into TrustZone to provide the remote permission to access this
> memory region. So we need some code in the kernel to represent this.
> 
> > Else: NAK as the scheme looks completely brain dead and bonkers.
> 
> I can rework the commit message in an attempt to better explain the
> setup and hope you/people find it slightly less bonkers.
> 
> Does this sound reasonable?

Please rework the commit message.  And it should probably grow a saner
module name, too.