linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 01/11] PCI/P2PDMA: Pass gfp_mask flags to upstream_bridge_distance

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Message-ID: <b7b61f6d-3a94-3539-f7f5-425fbb1a9dfa@deltatee.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:53:42 -0700
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Stephen Bates <sbates@...thlin.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Christian König <christian.koenig@....com>,
        Ira Weiny <iweiny@...el.com>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        Don Dutile <ddutile@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
        Jakowski Andrzej <andrzej.jakowski@...el.com>,
        Minturn Dave B <dave.b.minturn@...el.com>,
        Jason Ekstrand <jason@...kstrand.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Xiong Jianxin <jianxin.xiong@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 01/11] PCI/P2PDMA: Pass gfp_mask flags to
 upstream_bridge_distance_warn()



On 2021-03-12 1:39 p.m., Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 04:31:31PM -0700, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
>> In order to call this function from a dma_map function, it must not sleep.
>> The only reason it does sleep so to allocate the seqbuf to print
>> which devices are within the ACS path.
> 
> s/this function/upstream_bridge_distance_warn()/ ?
> s/so to/is to/
> 
> Maybe the subject could say something about the purpose, e.g., allow
> calling from atomic context or something?  "Pass gfp_mask flags" sort
> of restates what we can read from the patch, but without the
> motivation of why this is useful.
> 
>> Switch the kmalloc call to use a passed in gfp_mask  and don't print that
>> message if the buffer fails to be allocated.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>

Thanks! I'll apply these changes for any future postings.

Logan