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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>,
	Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
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	linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] arch/kmap_atomic: Consolidate duplicate code
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:25:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200427062500.GA32152@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200427011630.GC135929@iweiny-DESK2.sc.intel.com>

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 06:16:30PM -0700, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > That might require to support
> > kmap_atomic_prot everywhere first, which sounds like a really good
> > idea anyway, and would avoid the need for strange workaround in drm.
> 
> Having a kmap_atomic_prot() seems like a good idea.  But I'm not exactly sure
> why CONFIG_x86 is being called out specifically in the DRM code?

Probably because it only existed on x86 back then.  And drm has a
tendency of working around core problems with hacks instead of doing
the fairly easy fixups.

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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	sparclinux@vger.kernel.org,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-csky@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>,
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>,
	linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] arch/kmap_atomic: Consolidate duplicate code
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:25:00 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200427062500.GA32152@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200427011630.GC135929@iweiny-DESK2.sc.intel.com>

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 06:16:30PM -0700, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > That might require to support
> > kmap_atomic_prot everywhere first, which sounds like a really good
> > idea anyway, and would avoid the need for strange workaround in drm.
> 
> Having a kmap_atomic_prot() seems like a good idea.  But I'm not exactly sure
> why CONFIG_x86 is being called out specifically in the DRM code?

Probably because it only existed on x86 back then.  And drm has a
tendency of working around core problems with hacks instead of doing
the fairly easy fixups.

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	sparclinux@vger.kernel.org,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-csky@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>,
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>,
	linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] arch/kmap_atomic: Consolidate duplicate code
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:25:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200427062500.GA32152@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200427011630.GC135929@iweiny-DESK2.sc.intel.com>

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 06:16:30PM -0700, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > That might require to support
> > kmap_atomic_prot everywhere first, which sounds like a really good
> > idea anyway, and would avoid the need for strange workaround in drm.
> 
> Having a kmap_atomic_prot() seems like a good idea.  But I'm not exactly sure
> why CONFIG_x86 is being called out specifically in the DRM code?

Probably because it only existed on x86 back then.  And drm has a
tendency of working around core problems with hacks instead of doing
the fairly easy fixups.

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	sparclinux@vger.kernel.org,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-csky@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>,
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>,
	linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] arch/kmap_atomic: Consolidate duplicate code
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:25:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200427062500.GA32152@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200427011630.GC135929@iweiny-DESK2.sc.intel.com>

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 06:16:30PM -0700, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > That might require to support
> > kmap_atomic_prot everywhere first, which sounds like a really good
> > idea anyway, and would avoid the need for strange workaround in drm.
> 
> Having a kmap_atomic_prot() seems like a good idea.  But I'm not exactly sure
> why CONFIG_x86 is being called out specifically in the DRM code?

Probably because it only existed on x86 back then.  And drm has a
tendency of working around core problems with hacks instead of doing
the fairly easy fixups.

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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	sparclinux@vger.kernel.org,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-csky@vger.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
	linux-snps-arc@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-xtensa@linux-xtensa.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	Chris Zankel <chris@zankel.net>,
	Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@alpha.franken.de>,
	linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] arch/kmap_atomic: Consolidate duplicate code
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:25:00 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200427062500.GA32152@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200427011630.GC135929@iweiny-DESK2.sc.intel.com>

On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 06:16:30PM -0700, Ira Weiny wrote:
> > That might require to support
> > kmap_atomic_prot everywhere first, which sounds like a really good
> > idea anyway, and would avoid the need for strange workaround in drm.
> 
> Having a kmap_atomic_prot() seems like a good idea.  But I'm not exactly sure
> why CONFIG_x86 is being called out specifically in the DRM code?

Probably because it only existed on x86 back then.  And drm has a
tendency of working around core problems with hacks instead of doing
the fairly easy fixups.

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  reply	other threads:[~2020-04-27  6:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 55+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-26  5:54 [PATCH 0/5] Remove duplicated kmap code ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` [PATCH 1/5] arch/kmap: Remove BUG_ON() ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` [PATCH 2/5] arch/kmap: Remove redundant arch specific kmaps ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  7:17   ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:17     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:17     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:17     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:17     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26 22:23     ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-26 22:23       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-26 22:23       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-26 22:23       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-26 22:23       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` [PATCH 3/5] arch/kunmap: Remove duplicate kunmap implementations ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54 ` [PATCH 4/5] arch/kmap_atomic: Consolidate duplicate code ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  7:26   ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:26     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:26     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:26     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  7:26     ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-27  1:16     ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-27  1:16       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-27  1:16       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-27  1:16       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-27  1:16       ` Ira Weiny
2020-04-27  6:25       ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2020-04-27  6:25         ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-27  6:25         ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-27  6:25         ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-27  6:25         ` Christoph Hellwig
2020-04-26  5:54 ` [PATCH 5/5] arch/kunmap_atomic: " ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny
2020-04-26  5:54   ` ira.weiny

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