linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] Use vm_insert

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Date:   Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:04:27 -0500
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] Use vm_insert_range

On 11/21/18 2:56 PM, Souptick Joarder wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 1:08 AM Boris Ostrovsky
> <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com> wrote:
>> On 11/21/18 1:24 AM, Souptick Joarder wrote:
>>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 9:09 PM Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com> wrote:
>>>> Previouly drivers have their own way of mapping range of
>>>> kernel pages/memory into user vma and this was done by
>>>> invoking vm_insert_page() within a loop.
>>>>
>>>> As this pattern is common across different drivers, it can
>>>> be generalized by creating a new function and use it across
>>>> the drivers.
>>>>
>>>> vm_insert_range is the new API which will be used to map a
>>>> range of kernel memory/pages to user vma.
>>>>
>>>> All the applicable places are converted to use new vm_insert_range
>>>> in this patch series.
>>>>
>>>> Souptick Joarder (9):
>>>>   mm: Introduce new vm_insert_range API
>>>>   arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   drivers/firewire/core-iso.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_gem.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   drm/xen/xen_drm_front_gem.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   iommu/dma-iommu.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   videobuf2/videobuf2-dma-sg.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   xen/gntdev.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>>>   xen/privcmd-buf.c: Convert to use vm_insert_range
>>> Any further comment on driver changes ?
>> Xen drivers (the last two patches) look fine to me.
> Thanks, can I considered this as Reviewed-by ?


Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>