linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] auxdisplay/ht16k33.c: Convert to use vm_map_pages

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Date:   Fri, 24 May 2019 11:40:43 +0530
From:   Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Cc:     Robin van der Gracht <robin@...tonic.nl>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] auxdisplay/ht16k33.c: Convert to use vm_map_pages_zero()

On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 6:53 PM Miguel Ojeda
<miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 5:26 PM Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > While using mmap, the incorrect value of length and vm_pgoff are
> > ignored and this driver go ahead with mapping fbdev.buffer
> > to user vma.
>
> Typos: values*, goes* (same for the other patch)

Ok, will add it into v2.

>
> > Convert vm_insert_pages() to use vm_map_pages_zero(). We could later
> > "fix" these drivers to behave according to the normal vm_pgoff
> > offsetting simply by removing the _zero suffix on the function name
> > and if that causes regressions, it gives us an easy way to revert.
>
> Would it be possible to add a "Link:" to where these new functions are
> discussed/used (maybe a lore.kernel.org link?)?

This might be helpful.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/12/24/204

>
> Thanks for the patch!
>
> Cheers,
> Miguel