RE: [PATCH 0/3] misc: xilinx-sdfec: convert get_user_pages() --> pin_user_pages()

From: Dragan Cvetic
Date: Fri May 29 2020 - 04:29:15 EST


Hi John,

Thank you for the suggestion, please find my comment below:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday 27 May 2020 02:26
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> Cc: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx>; John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>; Derek Kiernan <dkiernan@xxxxxxxxxx>; Dragan
> Cvetic <draganc@xxxxxxxxxx>; Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>; Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Michal Simek
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> Subject: [PATCH 0/3] misc: xilinx-sdfec: convert get_user_pages() --> pin_user_pages()
>
> Hi,
>
> There are also a couple of tiny cleanup patches, just to fix up a few
> minor issues that I spotted while converting from get_user_pages_fast()
> to pin_user_pages_fast().
>
> Note that I have only compile-tested these patches, although that does
> also include cross-compiling for a few other arches. Any run-time
> testing would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Cc: Derek Kiernan <derek.kiernan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dragan Cvetic <dragan.cvetic@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> John Hubbard (3):
> misc: xilinx-sdfec: improve get_user_pages_fast() error handling
> misc: xilinx-sdfec: cleanup return value in xsdfec_table_write()
> misc: xilinx-sdfec: convert get_user_pages() --> pin_user_pages()


Reviewed-by:
Technically there is no problem in this patch, but as you said this should be tested.
Currently due to Covid-19 I'm not able to access the HW and I cannot validate this suggestion.


>
> drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
>
> base-commit: 9cb1fd0efd195590b828b9b865421ad345a4a145
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> 2.26.2