linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] UIO: make maximum memory and port regions configurable

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Message-ID: <20200319071827.GA3365217@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:18:27 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "suqiang (C)" <suqiang4@...wei.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Liyou (leeyou, RTOS)" <leeyou.li@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] UIO: make maximum memory and port regions configurable

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 03:11:20AM +0000, suqiang (C) wrote:
> Dear Greg,
> Thanks a lot for suggestion. I will add more information in these help texts and send PATCH V3 soon.
> Furthermore, of cause it is better to make these values dynamic and grow as needed by the system. A possible way is to manage memory and port resource by a dynamic list instead of a static array.
> But it costs more time to design and implement a better scheme. I will try it later and push patchs when it's finished.
> This patch is a temporary way better than nothing, and I hope it could be accept.

No, please do it correctly, there is no rush here.  Moving from an array
to a list should not be that difficult.

thanks,

greg k-h