[merged mm-stable] highmem-specify-that-kmap_local_page-is-callable-from-interrupts.patch removed from -mm tree

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The quilt patch titled
     Subject: highmem: specify that kmap_local_page() is callable from interrupts
has been removed from the -mm tree.  Its filename was
     highmem-specify-that-kmap_local_page-is-callable-from-interrupts.patch

This patch was dropped because it was merged into the mm-stable branch
of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: highmem: specify that kmap_local_page() is callable from interrupts
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:48:39 +0200

In a recent thread about converting kmap() to kmap_local_page(), the
safety of calling kmap_local_page() was questioned.[1]

"any context" should probably be enough detail for users who want to know
whether or not kmap_local_page() can be called from interrupts.  However,
Linux still has kmap_atomic() which might make users think they must use
the latter in interrupts.

Add "including interrupts" for better clarity.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/3187836.aeNJFYEL58@opensuse/

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220728154844.10874-3-fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 include/linux/highmem.h |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/include/linux/highmem.h~highmem-specify-that-kmap_local_page-is-callable-from-interrupts
+++ a/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static inline void kmap_flush_unused(voi
  *
  * Returns: The virtual address of the mapping
  *
- * Can be invoked from any context.
+ * Can be invoked from any context, including interrupts.
  *
  * Requires careful handling when nesting multiple mappings because the map
  * management is stack based. The unmap has to be in the reverse order of
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from fmdefrancesco@xxxxxxxxx are





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