On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Dan Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:28 AM, Souptick Joarder <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:51 PM, Matthew Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:00:26AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote: >>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 10:47 AM, Matthew Wilcox <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 09:14:48AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote: >>>> >> > - rc = vm_insert_mixed(vmf->vma, vmf->address, pfn); >>>> >> > - >>>> >> > - if (rc == -ENOMEM) >>>> >> > - return VM_FAULT_OOM; >>>> >> > - if (rc < 0 && rc != -EBUSY) >>>> >> > - return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS; >>>> >> > - >>>> >> > - return VM_FAULT_NOPAGE; >>>> >> > + return vmf_insert_mixed(vmf->vma, vmf->address, pfn); >>>> >> >>>> >> Ugh, so this change to vmf_insert_mixed() went upstream without fixing >>>> >> the users? This changelog is now misleading as it does not mention >>>> >> that is now an urgent standalone fix. On first read I assumed this was >>>> >> part of a wider effort for 4.18. >>>> > >>>> > You read too quickly. vmf_insert_mixed() is a *new* function which >>>> > *replaces* vm_insert_mixed() and >>>> > awful-mangling-of-return-values-done-per-driver. >>>> > >>>> > Eventually vm_insert_mixed() will be deleted. But today is not that day. >>>> >>>> Ah, ok, thanks for the clarification. Then this patch should >>>> definitely be re-titled to "dax: convert to the new vmf_insert_mixed() >>>> helper". The vm_fault_t conversion is just a minor side-effect of that >>>> larger change. I assume this can wait for v4.18. >> >> The primary objective is to change the return type to >> vm_fault_t in all fault handlers and to support that >> we have replace vm_insert_mixed() with vmf_insert_ >> mixed() within one fault handler function. >> >> Do I really need to change the patch title ? > > At this point, yes, or at least mention the vm_insert_mixed --> > vmf_insert_mixed conversion in the changelog.
Ok, I will add this in change log and send v2. _______________________________________________ Linux-nvdimm mailing list [email protected] https://lists.01.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-nvdimm
