linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 8/8] swiotlb: search the software IO TLB only if a device makes use of it

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:47:44 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Petr Tesarik <petrtesarik@...weicloud.com>
Cc:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
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        Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>, petr@...arici.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 8/8] swiotlb: search the software IO TLB only if a
 device makes use of it

Any reason this can't just do a list_empty_careful on the list
instead of adding yet another field that grows struct device?