linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 08/11] arch/kmap: Ensure kmap

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Date:   Tue, 5 May 2020 23:13:26 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     ira.weiny@...el.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 08/11] arch/kmap: Ensure kmap_prot visibility

On Sun, May 03, 2020 at 06:09:09PM -0700, ira.weiny@...el.com wrote:
> From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> 
> We want to support kmap_atomic_prot() on all architectures and it makes
> sense to define kmap_atomic() to use the default kmap_prot.
> 
> So we ensure all arch's have a globally available kmap_prot either as a
> define or exported symbol.

FYI, I still think a

#ifndef kmap_prot
#define kmap_prot PAGE_KERNEL
#endif

in linux/highmem.h would be nicer.  Then only xtensa and sparc need
to override it and clearly stand out.