[PATCH v2 0/3] resource: Use list_head to link sibling resource
From: Baoquan He
Date: Sat Apr 07 2018 - 22:47:35 EST
This post mainly converts strut resource's sibling list from singly
linked list to doubly linked list, list_head. This is suggested by
Andrew. Since I need a reversed searching on iomem_resource's
IORESOURCE_SYSTEM_RAM children, the old singly linked list way makes
the code in v1 post really ugly.
With this change, we only need one simple list_for_each_entry_reverse()
to do reversed iteration on sibling list. The relevant codes in
kernel/resource.c are more readable since those dazzling pointer
operation codes for singly linked list are replaced.
With the help of list_head, in patch 0002 we can have a very simple
walk_system_ram_res_rev(). And in patch 0003, will use it to search
available system RAM region for kexec_buffer of kexec_file from top to
down, just like we have been doing all along in kexec loading which is
done in kexec-tools utility.
Note:
This patchset passed testing on my kvm guest, x86_64 arch with network
enabling. The thing we need pay attetion to is that a root resource's
child member need be initialized specifically with LIST_HEAD_INIT() if
sttically defined or INIT_LIST_HEAD() for dynamically definition. Here
Just like we do for iomem_resource/ioport_resource, or the change in
get_pci_domain_busn_res().
And there are two places of change I am not very sure. One is in
drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c, the other is in drivers/pci/host/vmd.c. So will
invite experts on these areas to help review.
v1->v2:
Use list_head instead to link resource siblings. This is suggested by
Andrew.
Rewrite walk_system_ram_res_rev() after list_head is taken to link
resouce siblings.
Baoquan He (3):
resource: Use list_head to link sibling resource
resource: add walk_system_ram_res_rev()
kexec_file: Load kernel at top of system RAM if required
drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/gtt.c | 5 +-
drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c | 52 +++----
drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c | 4 +-
drivers/nvdimm/e820.c | 2 +-
drivers/nvdimm/namespace_devs.c | 14 +-
drivers/nvdimm/nd.h | 5 +-
drivers/of/address.c | 4 +-
drivers/pci/host/vmd.c | 8 +-
drivers/pci/probe.c | 2 +
drivers/pci/setup-bus.c | 2 +-
include/linux/ioport.h | 7 +-
kernel/kexec_file.c | 2 +
kernel/resource.c | 233 +++++++++++++++++-----------
13 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 144 deletions(-)
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