The only caller to get_kernel_pages() [shm_get_kernel_pages()] has been
updated to not need it.
Remove get_kernel_pages().
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@gmail.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Acked-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
---
include/linux/mm.h | 2 --
mm/swap.c | 30 ------------------------------
2 files changed, 32 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 8f857163ac89..2041e6d4fa27 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2095,8 +2095,6 @@ int __account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc,
struct task_struct *task, bool bypass_rlim);
struct kvec;
-int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *iov, int nr_pages, int write,
- struct page **pages);
struct page *get_dump_page(unsigned long addr);
bool folio_mark_dirty(struct folio *folio);
diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index 70e2063ef43a..4c03ecab698e 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -158,36 +158,6 @@ void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
-/*
- * get_kernel_pages() - pin kernel pages in memory
- * @kiov: An array of struct kvec structures
- * @nr_segs: number of segments to pin
- * @write: pinning for read/write, currently ignored
- * @pages: array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
- * Should be at least nr_segs long.
- *
- * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number requested.
- * If nr_segs is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages were pinned, returns 0.
- * Each page returned must be released with a put_page() call when it is
- * finished with.
- */
-int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *kiov, int nr_segs, int write,
- struct page **pages)
-{
- int seg;
-
- for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
- if (WARN_ON(kiov[seg].iov_len != PAGE_SIZE))
- return seg;
-
- pages[seg] = kmap_to_page(kiov[seg].iov_base);
- get_page(pages[seg]);
- }
-
- return seg;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_kernel_pages);
-
typedef void (*move_fn_t)(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio);
static void lru_add_fn(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
--
2.39.1
On Fri, Feb 03, 2023 at 08:06:35PM -0800, Ira Weiny wrote:
> The only caller to get_kernel_pages() [shm_get_kernel_pages()] has been
> updated to not need it.
>
> Remove get_kernel_pages().
>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
> Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@gmail.com>
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Acked-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
> ---
> include/linux/mm.h | 2 --
> mm/swap.c | 30 ------------------------------
> 2 files changed, 32 deletions(-)
Added to https://git.linaro.org/people/jens.wiklander/linux-tee.git/log/?h=get_kernel_pages-for-v6.4
Thanks,
Jens
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index 8f857163ac89..2041e6d4fa27 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -2095,8 +2095,6 @@ int __account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc,
> struct task_struct *task, bool bypass_rlim);
>
> struct kvec;
> -int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *iov, int nr_pages, int write,
> - struct page **pages);
> struct page *get_dump_page(unsigned long addr);
>
> bool folio_mark_dirty(struct folio *folio);
> diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
> index 70e2063ef43a..4c03ecab698e 100644
> --- a/mm/swap.c
> +++ b/mm/swap.c
> @@ -158,36 +158,6 @@ void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
>
> -/*
> - * get_kernel_pages() - pin kernel pages in memory
> - * @kiov: An array of struct kvec structures
> - * @nr_segs: number of segments to pin
> - * @write: pinning for read/write, currently ignored
> - * @pages: array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
> - * Should be at least nr_segs long.
> - *
> - * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number requested.
> - * If nr_segs is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages were pinned, returns 0.
> - * Each page returned must be released with a put_page() call when it is
> - * finished with.
> - */
> -int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *kiov, int nr_segs, int write,
> - struct page **pages)
> -{
> - int seg;
> -
> - for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
> - if (WARN_ON(kiov[seg].iov_len != PAGE_SIZE))
> - return seg;
> -
> - pages[seg] = kmap_to_page(kiov[seg].iov_base);
> - get_page(pages[seg]);
> - }
> -
> - return seg;
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_kernel_pages);
> -
> typedef void (*move_fn_t)(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio);
>
> static void lru_add_fn(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
>
> --
> 2.39.1
On Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:06:35 -0800 Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> wrote: > The only caller to get_kernel_pages() [shm_get_kernel_pages()] has been > updated to not need it. > > Remove get_kernel_pages(). Acked-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foudation.org>
On Sat, 4 Feb 2023 at 09:36, Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> wrote:
>
> The only caller to get_kernel_pages() [shm_get_kernel_pages()] has been
> updated to not need it.
>
> Remove get_kernel_pages().
>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
> Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@gmail.com>
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Acked-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
> ---
> include/linux/mm.h | 2 --
> mm/swap.c | 30 ------------------------------
> 2 files changed, 32 deletions(-)
>
Reviewed-by: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@linaro.org>
-Sumit
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index 8f857163ac89..2041e6d4fa27 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -2095,8 +2095,6 @@ int __account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc,
> struct task_struct *task, bool bypass_rlim);
>
> struct kvec;
> -int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *iov, int nr_pages, int write,
> - struct page **pages);
> struct page *get_dump_page(unsigned long addr);
>
> bool folio_mark_dirty(struct folio *folio);
> diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
> index 70e2063ef43a..4c03ecab698e 100644
> --- a/mm/swap.c
> +++ b/mm/swap.c
> @@ -158,36 +158,6 @@ void put_pages_list(struct list_head *pages)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_pages_list);
>
> -/*
> - * get_kernel_pages() - pin kernel pages in memory
> - * @kiov: An array of struct kvec structures
> - * @nr_segs: number of segments to pin
> - * @write: pinning for read/write, currently ignored
> - * @pages: array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
> - * Should be at least nr_segs long.
> - *
> - * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number requested.
> - * If nr_segs is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages were pinned, returns 0.
> - * Each page returned must be released with a put_page() call when it is
> - * finished with.
> - */
> -int get_kernel_pages(const struct kvec *kiov, int nr_segs, int write,
> - struct page **pages)
> -{
> - int seg;
> -
> - for (seg = 0; seg < nr_segs; seg++) {
> - if (WARN_ON(kiov[seg].iov_len != PAGE_SIZE))
> - return seg;
> -
> - pages[seg] = kmap_to_page(kiov[seg].iov_base);
> - get_page(pages[seg]);
> - }
> -
> - return seg;
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_kernel_pages);
> -
> typedef void (*move_fn_t)(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio);
>
> static void lru_add_fn(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
>
> --
> 2.39.1
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