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kmap() is being deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page(). Two main problems with kmap(): (1) It comes with an overhead as mapping space is restricted and protected by a global lock for synchronization and (2) it also requires global TLB invalidation when the kmap’s pool wraps and it might block when the mapping space is fully utilized until a slot becomes available. With kmap_local_page() the mappings are per thread, CPU local, can take page faults, and can be called from any context (including interrupts). Tasks can be preempted and, when scheduled to run again, the kernel virtual addresses are restored and still valid. kmap_local_page() is faster than kmap() in kernels with HIGHMEM enabled. Since the use of kmap_local_page() in module_gzip_decompress() and in module_xz_decompress() is safe (i.e., it does not break the strict rules of use), it should be preferred over kmap(). Therefore, replace kmap() with kmap_local_page(). Tested on a QEMU/KVM x86_32 VM with 4GB RAM, booting kernels with HIGHMEM64GB enabled. Modules compressed with XZ or GZIP decompress properly. Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.com> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> |
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Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.