linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: Replace kmap() with kmap_local

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Date:   Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:24:41 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Russ Weight <russell.h.weight@...el.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Nick Terrell <terrelln@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: Replace kmap() with kmap_local_page()

On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 12:11:56PM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> The use of kmap() is being deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page().
> 
> With kmap_local_page() the mappings are per thread, CPU local, can take
> page faults, and can be called from any context (including interrupts).

But that is not the case here for this kmap() instance?  If this is a
simple search/replace, why is this not just done once and be done with
it?

> Call kmap_local_page() in firmware_loader wherever kmap() is currently
> used. In firmware_rw() use the copy_{from,to}_page() helpers instead of
> open coding the local mappings plus memcpy().

Isn't that just a different cleanup than the kmap() change?  Or is that
tied to the fact that the other buffer is now allocated with
kmap_local_page() instead of kmap()?

> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c  | 4 ++--
>  drivers/base/firmware_loader/sysfs.c | 9 ++++-----
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Did you run this through the firmware test framework?

thanks,

greg k-h