linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] serial: 8250_pcilib: Replace deprecated PCI functions

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Message-ID: <2025100248-chunk-diaper-91e2@gregkh>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 07:25:37 +0200
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Florian Eckert <fe@....tdt.de>
Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, kumaravel.thiagarajan@...rochip.com,
	andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, pnewman@...necttech.com,
	angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com, peterz@...radead.org,
	yujiaoliang@...o.com, arnd@...nel.org, cang1@...e.co.uk,
	macro@...am.me.uk, schnelle@...ux.ibm.com,
	Eckert.Florian@...glemail.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] serial: 8250_pcilib: Replace deprecated PCI functions

On Wed, Oct 01, 2025 at 04:45:44PM +0200, Florian Eckert wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2025-09-30 09:34, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > On 30. 09. 25, 9:27, Florian Eckert wrote:
> > > When the '8250_exar' module is loaded into the kernel, a kernel trace
> > > with 'WARN_ON(legacy_iomap_table[bar])' is dumped to the console,
> > > because the old pci table mapping is still used in '8250_pcilib'.
> > > 
> > > The old function have been deprecated in commit e354bb84a4c1 ("PCI:
> > > Deprecate pcim_iomap_table(), pcim_iomap_regions_request_all()").
> > > 
> > > The remapping already takes or must take place in the driver that
> > > calls
> > > the function 'serial8250_pci_setup_port()'. The remapping should
> > > only be
> > > called once via 'pcim_iomap()'. Therefore the remapping moved to the
> > > caller of 'serial8250_pci_setup_port()'.
> > > 
> > > To replace the outdated/legacy iomap_table processing in
> > > '8250_pcilib' the
> > > function signature of 'serial8250_pci_setup_port()' has been
> > > extended with
> > > an already iomapped address value. So this can be used directly
> > > without
> > > io mapping again.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Florian Eckert <fe@....tdt.de>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > v2:
> > > * The function 'pcim_iomap()' returns a NULL pointer in the event of
> > > an
> > >    error, so error handling has been adjusted.
> > 
> > LGTM now.
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
> 
> Thanks for the review tag. Will this be included in linux next?
> Or do I need to do something? I also think that this should be backportet
> to the latest LTS kernel “6.12.*”. This is where I noticed the problem.

The merge window is currently happening, I can't add any changes to my
tree until after that closes in 1 1/2 weeks.  And if you need/want it
backported to stable kernels, can you provide a "Fixes:" tag and a cc:
stable tag as well?

thanks,

greg k-h