core-mm-2020-12-14
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14 Dec 20:20
- Consolidate all kmap_atomic() internals into a generic implementation which builds the base for the kmap_local() API and make the kmap_atomic() interface wrappers which handle the disabling/enabling of preemption and pagefaults. - Switch the storage from per-CPU to per task and provide scheduler support for clearing mapping when scheduling out and restoring them when scheduling back in. - Merge the migrate_disable/enable() code, which is also part of the scheduler pull request. This was required to make the kmap_local() interface available which does not disable preemption when a mapping is established. It has to disable migration instead to guarantee that the virtual address of the mapped slot is the same accross preemption. - Provide better debug facilities: guard pages and enforced utilization of the mapping mechanics on 64bit systems when the architecture allows it. - Provide the new kmap_local() API which can now be used to cleanup the kmap_atomic() usage sites all over the place. Most of the usage sites do not require the implicit disabling of preemption and pagefaults so the penalty on 64bit and 32bit non-highmem systems is removed and quite some of the code can be simplified. A wholesale conversion is not possible because some usage depends on the implicit side effects and some need to be cleaned up because they work around these side effects. The migrate disable side effect is only effective on highmem systems and when enforced debugging is enabled. On 64bit and 32bit non-highmem systems the overhead is completely avoided.