On Wed, 2025-01-08 at 19:59 -0800, David Reaver wrote: > kmap_atomic() is deprecated and should be replaced with > kmap_local_page() > [1][2]. kmap_local_page() is faster in kernels with HIGHMEM enabled, > can > take page faults, and allows preemption. > > According to [2], this replacement is safe as long as the code > between > kmap_atomic() and kunmap_atomic() does not implicitly depend on > disabling > page faults or preemption. In this patch, the only thing happening > between > mapping and unmapping the page is a memcpy, and I don't suspect it > depends > on disabling page faults or preemption. > > [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/836144/ > [2] > https://docs.kernel.org/mm/highmem.html#temporary-virtual-mappings > > Signed-off-by: David Reaver <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Amit Shah <amit@xxxxxxxxxx>
