netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC PKS/PMEM 05/58] kmap: Introduce k[un]map

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Date:   Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:48:31 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC PKS/PMEM 05/58] kmap: Introduce k[un]map_thread

On Mon, Nov 09 2020 at 20:59, Ira Weiny wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 02:13:56AM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Also, we can convert the new memcpy_*_page() calls to kmap_local() as well.
> [For now my patch just uses kmap_atomic().]
>
> I've not looked at all of the patches in your latest version.  Have you
> included converting any of the kmap() call sites?  I thought you were more
> focused on converting the kmap_atomic() to kmap_local()?

I did not touch any of those yet, but it's a logical consequence to
convert all kmap() instances which are _not_ creating a global mapping
over to it.

Thanks,

        tglx