Re: [PATCH] sparc64: Oracle DAX infrastructure

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From: Rob Gardner <rob.gardner@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:51:31 -0600

> David, thanks for the feedback. Here is what we're going to do:
>  1) Verify commands going to the hypervisor by examining the opcode in
>  each ccb. Addresses are already being examined to make sure they are
>  virtual only, which ensures respect for all process specific memory
>  mappings, a process can only access its own memory via the
>  coprocessor, never that of another process.
>  2) Expanded documentation on the ccb contents, and hopefully a link to
>  documentation on the hypervisor api.
>  3) Example user space code that demonstrates the raw driver api to
>  submit a coprocessor ccb
>  4) Example kernel code that demonstrates how to submit commands to the
>  coprocessor. If some crypto driver wants to do decompression using the
>  coprocessor, it will be able to do so by constructing a suitable
>  command and submitting it. There will be enough documentation to allow
>  this, but we are not providing such higher level services for use in
>  the kernel.
> 
> Do you have any other comments or feedback on the code or anything
> else?

That sounds like a good start and I look forward to reviewing your next
version.
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