RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ixgbe: Use kmap_local_page in ixgbe_check_lbtest_frame()

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
> Fabio M. De Francesco
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 2:29 PM
> To: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>; Nguyen, Anthony L
> <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>; Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>; Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx>;
> Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Jesper Dangaard Brouer
> <hawk@xxxxxxxxxx>; John Fastabend <john.fastabend@xxxxxxxxx>; intel-
> wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; bpf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Weiny, Ira <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>; Fabio M. De Francesco
> <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] ixgbe: Use kmap_local_page in
> ixgbe_check_lbtest_frame()
> 
> The use of kmap() is being deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page().
> 
> With kmap_local_page(), the mapping is per thread, CPU local and not
> globally visible. Furthermore, the mapping can be acquired from any context
> (including interrupts).
> 
> Therefore, use kmap_local_page() in ixgbe_check_lbtest_frame() because
> this mapping is per thread, CPU local, and not globally visible.
> 
> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Tested-by: Gurucharan <gurucharanx.g@xxxxxxxxx> (A Contingent worker at Intel)




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