Re: [PATCH] scsi: ips: Replace kmap_atomic() with kmap_local_page()

[Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2023 at 06:31:31PM +0100, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> kmap_atomic() is deprecated in favor of kmap_local_page(). Therefore,
> replace kmap_atomic() with kmap_local_page() in ips_is_passthru(). In
> the meantime remove an unnecessary comment soon before local mapping,
> align code and remove spaces (the function is short, therefore the
> reviewers job won't be over-complicated by these logically unrelated
> clean-ups).
> 
> kmap_atomic() is implemented like a kmap_local_page() which also disables
> page-faults and preemption (the latter only for !PREEMPT_RT kernels).
> The code within the mapping/unmapping in ips_is_passthru() is already
> in atomic context because of a call to local_irq_save() and
> kmap_local_page() can be called in atomic context too (including
> interrupts).
> 
> Therefore, a mere replacement of the old API with the new one is all it
> is required (i.e., there is no need to explicitly add any calls to
> pagefault_disable() and/or preempt_disable()).
> 
> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>

The discussion about preemption is irrelevant AFAICS.  But what you say above
is not wrong and the code looks right.

Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>

> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/ips.c | 11 +++++------
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.c b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
> index 16419aeec02d..bb206509265e 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/ips.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
> @@ -1499,17 +1499,16 @@ static int ips_is_passthru(struct scsi_cmnd *SC)
>                  struct scatterlist *sg = scsi_sglist(SC);
>                  char  *buffer;
>  
> -                /* kmap_atomic() ensures addressability of the user buffer.*/
>                  /* local_irq_save() protects the KM_IRQ0 address slot.     */
>                  local_irq_save(flags);
> -                buffer = kmap_atomic(sg_page(sg)) + sg->offset;
> -                if (buffer && buffer[0] == 'C' && buffer[1] == 'O' &&
> -                    buffer[2] == 'P' && buffer[3] == 'P') {
> -                        kunmap_atomic(buffer - sg->offset);
> +		buffer = kmap_local_page(sg_page(sg)) + sg->offset;
> +		if (buffer && buffer[0] == 'C' && buffer[1] == 'O' &&
> +		    buffer[2] == 'P' && buffer[3] == 'P') {
> +			kunmap_local(buffer);
>                          local_irq_restore(flags);
>                          return 1;
>                  }
> -                kunmap_atomic(buffer - sg->offset);
> +		kunmap_local(buffer);
>                  local_irq_restore(flags);
>  	}
>  	return 0;
> -- 
> 2.39.0
>