linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] dma-mapping: make map

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Message-ID: <970499782ce34f8985beb2145504c941@hisilicon.com>
Date:   Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:30:13 +0000
From:   "Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)" <song.bao.hua@...ilicon.com>
To:     "tiantao (H)" <tiantao6@...ilicon.com>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "peterz@...radead.org" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "paulmck@...nel.org" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        "ast@...nel.org" <ast@...nel.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "rostedt@...dmis.org" <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "m.szyprowski@...sung.com" <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
CC:     "iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] dma-mapping: make map_benchmark compile into module



> -----Original Message-----
> From: tiantao (H)
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 3:18 PM
> To: akpm@...ux-foundation.org; peterz@...radead.org; paulmck@...nel.org;
> ast@...nel.org; tglx@...utronix.de; rostedt@...dmis.org; hch@....de;
> m.szyprowski@...sung.com; Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)
> <song.bao.hua@...ilicon.com>
> Cc: iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; tiantao
> (H) <tiantao6@...ilicon.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] dma-mapping: make map_benchmark compile into module
> 
> under some scenarios, it is necessary to compile map_benchmark
> into module to test iommu, so this patch changed Kconfig and
> export_symbol to implement map_benchmark compiled into module.
> 
> On the other hand, map_benchmark is a driver, which is supposed
> to be able to run as a module.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tian Tao <tiantao6@...ilicon.com>
> ---

Acked-by: Barry Song <song.bao.hua@...ilicon.com>

Look sensible to me. I like the idea that map_benchmark is
a driver. It seems unreasonable to always require built-in.


>  kernel/dma/Kconfig | 2 +-
>  kernel/kthread.c   | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/dma/Kconfig b/kernel/dma/Kconfig
> index 77b4055..0468293 100644
> --- a/kernel/dma/Kconfig
> +++ b/kernel/dma/Kconfig
> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ config DMA_API_DEBUG_SG
>  	  If unsure, say N.
> 
>  config DMA_MAP_BENCHMARK
> -	bool "Enable benchmarking of streaming DMA mapping"
> +	tristate "Enable benchmarking of streaming DMA mapping"
>  	depends on DEBUG_FS
>  	help
>  	  Provides /sys/kernel/debug/dma_map_benchmark that helps with testing
> diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
> index 1578973..fa4736f 100644
> --- a/kernel/kthread.c
> +++ b/kernel/kthread.c
> @@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct *p, const struct
> cpumask *mask)
>  {
>  	__kthread_bind_mask(p, mask, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind_mask);
> 
>  /**
>   * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
> --
> 2.7.4

Thanks
Barry