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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: hpa@zytor.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
	arnd@arndb.de, linux-mm@kvack.org, x86@kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/7] lib: Add huge I/O map capability interfaces
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:37:55 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150127133755.85fd18b4483d7554c083f99b@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1422320515.2493.53.camel@misato.fc.hp.com>

On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:01:55 -0700 Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com> wrote:

> > >  static int ioremap_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
> > >  		unsigned long end, phys_addr_t phys_addr, pgprot_t prot)
> > >  {
> > > @@ -74,6 +112,12 @@ int ioremap_page_range(unsigned long addr,
> > >  	unsigned long start;
> > >  	unsigned long next;
> > >  	int err;
> > > +	static int ioremap_huge_init_done;
> > > +
> > > +	if (!ioremap_huge_init_done) {
> > > +		ioremap_huge_init_done = 1;
> > > +		ioremap_huge_init();
> > > +	}
> > 
> > Looks hacky.  Why can't we just get the startup ordering correct?  It
> > at least needs a comment which fully explains the situation.
> 
> How about calling it from mm_init() after vmalloc_init()?  
> 
> void __init mm_init(void)
> 		:
>         percpu_init_late();
>         pgtable_init();
>         vmalloc_init();
> +       ioremap_huge_init();
>  }

Sure, that would be better, assuming it can be made to work.  Don't
forget to mark ioremap_huge_init() as __init.


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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: hpa@zytor.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
	arnd@arndb.de, linux-mm@kvack.org, x86@kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/7] lib: Add huge I/O map capability interfaces
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:37:55 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150127133755.85fd18b4483d7554c083f99b@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1422320515.2493.53.camel@misato.fc.hp.com>

On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:01:55 -0700 Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com> wrote:

> > >  static int ioremap_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
> > >  		unsigned long end, phys_addr_t phys_addr, pgprot_t prot)
> > >  {
> > > @@ -74,6 +112,12 @@ int ioremap_page_range(unsigned long addr,
> > >  	unsigned long start;
> > >  	unsigned long next;
> > >  	int err;
> > > +	static int ioremap_huge_init_done;
> > > +
> > > +	if (!ioremap_huge_init_done) {
> > > +		ioremap_huge_init_done = 1;
> > > +		ioremap_huge_init();
> > > +	}
> > 
> > Looks hacky.  Why can't we just get the startup ordering correct?  It
> > at least needs a comment which fully explains the situation.
> 
> How about calling it from mm_init() after vmalloc_init()?  
> 
> void __init mm_init(void)
> 		:
>         percpu_init_late();
>         pgtable_init();
>         vmalloc_init();
> +       ioremap_huge_init();
>  }

Sure, that would be better, assuming it can be made to work.  Don't
forget to mark ioremap_huge_init() as __init.

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  reply	other threads:[~2015-01-27 21:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-01-26 23:13 [RFC PATCH 0/7] Kernel huge I/O mapping support Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 1/7] mm: Change __get_vm_area_node() to use fls_long() Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 2/7] lib: Add huge I/O map capability interfaces Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:54   ` Andrew Morton
2015-01-26 23:54     ` Andrew Morton
2015-01-27  1:01     ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-27  1:01       ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-27 21:37       ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2015-01-27 21:37         ` Andrew Morton
2015-01-27 22:01         ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-27 22:01           ` Toshi Kani
2015-02-05 20:56       ` Toshi Kani
2015-02-05 20:56         ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 3/7] mm: Change ioremap to set up huge I/O mappings Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:58   ` Andrew Morton
2015-01-26 23:58     ` Andrew Morton
2015-01-27  0:01     ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-27  0:01       ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 4/7] mm: Change vunmap to tear down huge KVA mappings Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 5/7] x86, mm: Support huge KVA mappings on x86 Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 6/7] x86, mm: Support huge I/O " Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13 ` [RFC PATCH 7/7] mm: Add config HUGE_IOMAP to enable huge I/O mappings Toshi Kani
2015-01-26 23:13   ` Toshi Kani

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