Re: [PATCH 1/7] ubi: block: Refactor sg list processing for highmem

From: Richard Weinberger
Date: Thu Aug 10 2023 - 12:15:45 EST


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> Von: "Christoph Hellwig" <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Refactor ubi_eba_read_leb_sg() to use kmap_atomic() for sg list
>> access.
>> Since kmap_atomic() disables preempt a bounce buffer is needed.
>> kmap_local_page() is not used to allow easy backporting of this patch
>> to older kernels.
>>
>> The followup patches in this series will switch to kmap_sg()
>> and we can remove our own helper and the bounce buffer.
>
> Please just use kmap_local and avoid the bounce buffering.

Patch 6 does this.

Thanks,
//richard