linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86/hyperv: Remove BUG_ON() for kmap_local

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:17:18 +0000
From:   Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
To:     Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "K . Y . Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>, Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        "Fabio M . De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>,
        Zhenyu Wang <zhenyu.z.wang@...el.com>,
        Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86/hyperv: Remove BUG_ON() for kmap_local_page()

On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 04:38:20PM +0800, Zhao Liu wrote:
> From: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@...el.com>
> 
> The commit 154fb14df7a3c ("x86/hyperv: Replace kmap() with
> kmap_local_page()") keeps the BUG_ON() to check if kmap_local_page()
> fails.
> 
> But in fact, kmap_local_page() always returns a valid kernel address
> and won't return NULL here. It will BUG on its own if it fails. [1]
> 
> So directly use memcpy_to_page() which creates local mapping to copy.
> 
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/YztFEyUA48et0yTt@iweiny-mobl/
> 
> Suggested-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@...el.com>

Applied to hyperv-fixes. Thanks.