[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 2/7] xen/gntdev, x86: Remove apply_to_page_range() use from module
Christoph Hellwig
hch at lst.de
Mon Apr 12 08:26:40 UTC 2021
On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 10:00:14AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Instead of relying on apply_to_page_range() being available to
> modules, move its use into core kernel code and export it's
> application.
This doesn't exactly look great, but at least it contains the damage..
>
> NOTE: ideally we do: use_ptemod = !auto_translate_physmap &&
> gnttab_map_avail_bits and remove this hack.
Given how much pain the !auto_translate_physmap case causes all over
the kernel I wonder what a realistic timeline might be for dropping
support for this case might be..
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