Re: [PATCH v5 12/16] PCI: Add pci_iomap_host_shared(), pci_iomap_host_shared_range()

Andi Kleen
2021-10-11T17:23:07Z

On 10/11/2021 12:58 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Just as last time: This does not make any sense. ioremap is shared
> by definition.

It's not necessarily shared with the host for confidential computing:
for example BIOS mappings definitely should not be shared, but they're
using ioremap today.

But if you have a better term please propose something. I tried to
clarify it with "shared_host", but I don't know a better term.

-Andi