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* [RESEND PATCH 0/4] hfsplus: Replace kmap() with kmap_local_page()
@ 2022-08-21 18:10 Fabio M. De Francesco
  2022-08-21 18:10 ` [RESEND PATCH 1/4] hfsplus: Unmap the page in the "fail_page" label Fabio M. De Francesco
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From: Fabio M. De Francesco @ 2022-08-21 18:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ira Weiny, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle),
	Jens Axboe, Bart Van Assche, Christian Brauner, Andrew Morton,
	Kees Cook, Jeff Layton, Damien Le Moal, Arnd Bergmann,
	Roman Gushchin, Muchun Song, Chaitanya Kulkarni,
	Martin K. Petersen, linux-fsdevel, linux-kernel
  Cc: Fabio M. De Francesco

kmap() is being deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page().

There are two main problems with kmap(): (1) It comes with an overhead as 
mapping space is restricted and protected by a global lock for 
synchronization and (2) it also requires global TLB invalidation when the 
kmap’s pool wraps and it might block when the mapping space is fully 
utilized until a slot becomes available.

With kmap_local_page() the mappings are per thread, CPU local, can take
page faults, and can be called from any context (including interrupts).
It is faster than kmap() in kernels with HIGHMEM enabled. Furthermore,
the tasks can be preempted and, when they are scheduled to run again, the
kernel virtual addresses are restored and still valid.

Since its use in fs/hfsplus is safe everywhere, it should be preferred.

Therefore, replace kmap() with kmap_local_page() in fs/hfsplus. Where
possible, use the suited standard helpers (memzero_page(), memcpy_page())
instead of open coding kmap_local_page() plus memset() or memcpy().

Fix a bug due to a page being not unmapped if the code jumps to the
"fail_page" label (1/4).

Tested in a QEMU/KVM x86_32 VM, 6GB RAM, booting a kernel with
HIGHMEM64GB enabled.

Some days ago Andrew requested a resend of this series. In the meantime
I'm also forwarding a "Reviewed-by" tag from Viacheslav Dubeyko.

Fabio M. De Francesco (4):
  hfsplus: Unmap the page in the "fail_page" label
  hfsplus: Convert kmap() to kmap_local_page() in bnode.c
  hfsplus: Convert kmap() to kmap_local_page() in bitmap.c
  hfsplus: Convert kmap() to kmap_local_page() in btree.c

 fs/hfsplus/bitmap.c |  20 ++++-----
 fs/hfsplus/bnode.c  | 105 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
 fs/hfsplus/btree.c  |  27 ++++++------
 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

-- 
2.37.1


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