Re: [PATCH 2/2] scsi:target:tcmu: reduce once copy by using uio ioctl

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On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 04:52:52PM +0800, Xiaoguang Wang wrote:
> 
> hi Bodo,
> 
> > Liu,
> > 
> > generally I like ideas to speed up tcmu.
> > 
> > OTOH, since Andy Grover implemented tcmu based on uio device, we are
> > restricted to what uio offers. With today's knowledge I think we would
> > not use the uio device in tcmu again, but switching away from uio now
> > would break existing userspace SW.
> Yeah, it will have much work if deciding to switch away from uio.
> I came up with a hacky or crazy idea :) what about we create a new file
> in tcmu_open() by anon_inode_getfile_secure(), and export this fd by
> tcmu mail box, we can do ioctl() on this new file, then uio framework
> won't be touched...

No new ioctls please.  That is creating a new user/kernel api that you
must support for the next 20+ years.  Please do not do that.

thanks,

greg k-h



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