linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 20/21] PCI/P2PDMA: Introduce pci_mmap

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Date:   Wed, 6 Jul 2022 08:51:27 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        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>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Christian König <christian.koenig@....com>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        Don Dutile <ddutile@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
        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>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Martin Oliveira <martin.oliveira@...eticom.com>,
        Chaitanya Kulkarni <ckulkarnilinux@...il.com>,
        Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@...dia.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 20/21] PCI/P2PDMA: Introduce pci_mmap_p2pmem()

On Tue, Jul 05, 2022 at 12:16:45PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> The current version does it through a char device, but that requires
> creating a simple_fs and anon_inode for teardown on driver removal, plus
> a bunch of hooks through the driver that exposes it (NVMe, in this case)
> to set this all up.
> 
> Christoph is suggesting a sysfs interface which could potentially avoid
> the anon_inode and all of the extra hooks. It has some significant
> benefits and maybe some small downsides, but I wouldn't describe it as
> horrid.

Yeah, I don't think is is horrible, it fits in with the resource files
for the BARs, and solves a lot of problems.  Greg, can you explain
what would be so bad about it?