Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation/highmem: Add information about kmap_local_folio()

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Thu Aug 17 2023 - 13:34:38 EST


"Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On venerdì 14 luglio 2023 21:45:09 CEST Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>> "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > The differences between kmap_local_page() and kmap_local_folio() consist
>> > only in the first taking a pointer to a page and the second taking two
>> > arguments, a pointer to a folio and the byte offset within the folio which
>> > identifies the page.
>> >
>> > The two API's can be explained at the same time in the "Temporary Virtual
>> > Mappings" section of the Highmem's documentation.
>> >
>> > Add information about kmap_local_folio() in the same subsection that
>> > explains kmap_local_page().
>> >
>>
> [snip]
>>
>> Applied, thanks.
>>
>> jon
>
> Jonathan,
>
> Can you please tell me which release is this patch for? I see that it has not
> yet reached upstream.

It's in docs-next and will go to Linus during the merge window.

Thanks,

jon