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mm/mempool: replace kmap_atomic() with kmap_local_page()
authorFabio M. De Francesco <fabio.maria.de.francesco@linux.intel.com>
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:26:31 +0000 (15:26 +0100)
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:16:43 +0000 (13:16 -0800)
commit9572ad0c4fd87172b6c770bbefa3099c619ac174
treefb47b4b270e414394da9ba6553f03999f4222a59
parenta8ca22a422d23047ccf9614dce142bbfa26fea75
mm/mempool: replace kmap_atomic() with kmap_local_page()

kmap_atomic() has been deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page().

Therefore, replace kmap_atomic() with kmap_local_page().

kmap_atomic() is implemented like a kmap_local_page() which also disables
page-faults and preemption (the latter only in !PREEMPT_RT kernels).  The
kernel virtual addresses returned by these two API are only valid in the
context of the callers (i.e., they cannot be handed to other threads).

With kmap_local_page() the mappings are per thread and CPU local like in
kmap_atomic(); however, they can handle page-faults and can be called from
any context (including interrupts).  The tasks that call kmap_local_page()
can be preempted and, when they are scheduled to run again, the kernel
virtual addresses are restored and are still valid.

The code blocks between the mappings and un-mappings don't rely on the
above-mentioned side effects of kmap_atomic(), so that mere replacements
of the old API with the new one is all that they require (i.e., there is
no need to explicitly call pagefault_disable() and/or preempt_disable()).

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231120142640.7077-1-fabio.maria.de.francesco@linux.intel.com
Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fabio.maria.de.francesco@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
mm/mempool.c