[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v3] intel: igb: igb_ethtool.c: Convert kmap() to kmap_local_page()
Julia Lawall
julia.lawall at inria.fr
Sat Apr 16 14:09:58 UTC 2022
On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, Alaa Mohamed wrote:
>
> On ١٦/٤/٢٠٢٢ ١٣:٣١, Julia Lawall wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 16 Apr 2022, Alaa Mohamed wrote:
> >
> > > Convert kmap() to kmap_local_page()
> > >
> > > With kmap_local_page(), the mapping is per thread, CPU local and not
> > > globally visible.
> > It's not clearer.
> I mean this " fix kunmap_local path value to take address of the mapped page"
> be more clearer
> > This is a general statement about the function. You
> > need to explain why it is appropriate to use it here. Unless it is the
> > case that all calls to kmap should be converted to call kmap_local_page.
> It's required to convert all calls kmap to kmap_local_page. So, I don't what
> should the commit message be?
If all calls should be changed then you can also say that.
I thought that a previous commit on the outreachy list made some arguments
about how the affacted value was just allocated and thus could not yet be
shared.
julia
>
> Is this will be good :
>
> "kmap_local_page() was recently developed as a replacement for kmap(). The
> kmap_local_page() creates a mapping which is restricted to local use by a
> single thread of execution. "
> >
> > julia
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alaa Mohamed <eng.alaamohamedsoliman.am at gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > > changes in V2:
> > > fix kunmap_local path value to take address of the mapped page.
> > > ---
> > > changes in V3:
> > > edit commit message to be clearer
> > > ---
> > > drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 4 ++--
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > index 2a5782063f4c..c14fc871dd41 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c
> > > @@ -1798,14 +1798,14 @@ static int igb_check_lbtest_frame(struct
> > > igb_rx_buffer *rx_buffer,
> > >
> > > frame_size >>= 1;
> > >
> > > - data = kmap(rx_buffer->page);
> > > + data = kmap_local_page(rx_buffer->page);
> > >
> > > if (data[3] != 0xFF ||
> > > data[frame_size + 10] != 0xBE ||
> > > data[frame_size + 12] != 0xAF)
> > > match = false;
> > >
> > > - kunmap(rx_buffer->page);
> > > + kunmap_local(data);
> > >
> > > return match;
> > > }
> > > --
> > > 2.35.2
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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