Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] Add support for segments smaller than one page

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On 1/18/23 3:54?PM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> Hi Jens,
> 
> Several embedded storage controllers need support for DMA segments that are
> smaller than the size of one virtual memory page. Hence this patch series.
> Please consider this patch series for the next merge window.

Before any real reviews are done, I have to ask "why?". This is pretty
hairy code in the middle of the fast path for some obscure controller.
Why would anyone ship that with > 4k page sizes rather than ship it with
a controller that is sane?

-- 
Jens Axboe




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