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The use of kmap() is being deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page().
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) kmap() 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.
kmap_local_page() is preferred over kmap() and kmap_atomic(). Where it
cannot mechanically replace the latters, code refactor should be considered
(special care must be taken if kernel virtual addresses are aliases in
different contexts).
With kmap_local_page() the mappings are per thread, CPU local, can take
page faults, and can be called from any context (including interrupts).
Call kmap_local_page() in firmware_loader wherever kmap() is currently
used. In firmware_rw() use the helpers copy_{from,to}_page() instead of
open coding the local mappings + memcpy().
Successfully tested with "firmware" selftests on a QEMU/KVM 32-bits VM
with 4GB RAM, booting a kernel with HIGHMEM64GB enabled.
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220714235030.12732-1-fmdefrancesco@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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| .. | ||
| firmware_loader | ||
| power | ||
| regmap | ||
| test | ||
| arch_numa.c | ||
| arch_topology.c | ||
| attribute_container.c | ||
| auxiliary.c | ||
| base.h | ||
| bus.c | ||
| cacheinfo.c | ||
| class.c | ||
| component.c | ||
| container.c | ||
| core.c | ||
| cpu.c | ||
| dd.c | ||
| devcoredump.c | ||
| devres.c | ||
| devtmpfs.c | ||
| driver.c | ||
| firmware.c | ||
| hypervisor.c | ||
| init.c | ||
| isa.c | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| Makefile | ||
| map.c | ||
| memory.c | ||
| module.c | ||
| node.c | ||
| physical_location.c | ||
| physical_location.h | ||
| pinctrl.c | ||
| platform-msi.c | ||
| platform.c | ||
| property.c | ||
| soc.c | ||
| swnode.c | ||
| syscore.c | ||
| topology.c | ||
| trace.c | ||
| trace.h | ||
| transport_class.c | ||