[PATCH v2 0/3] introduce static_vm for ARM-specific static mapped area

[JoonSoo Kim]

2012/12/7 JoonSoo Kim <js1304 at gmail.com>:
> 2012/11/28 Joonsoo Kim <js1304 at gmail.com>:
>> In current implementation, we used ARM-specific flag, that is,
>> VM_ARM_STATIC_MAPPING, for distinguishing ARM specific static mapped area.
>> The purpose of static mapped area is to re-use static mapped area when
>> entire physical address range of the ioremap request can be covered
>> by this area.
>>
>> This implementation causes needless overhead for some cases.
>> For example, assume that there is only one static mapped area and
>> vmlist has 300 areas. Every time we call ioremap, we check 300 areas for
>> deciding whether it is matched or not. Moreover, even if there is
>> no static mapped area and vmlist has 300 areas, every time we call
>> ioremap, we check 300 areas in now.
>>
>> If we construct a extra list for static mapped area, we can eliminate
>> above mentioned overhead.
>> With a extra list, if there is one static mapped area,
>> we just check only one area and proceed next operation quickly.
>>
>> In fact, it is not a critical problem, because ioremap is not frequently
>> used. But reducing overhead is better idea.
>>
>> Another reason for doing this work is for removing architecture dependency
>> on vmalloc layer. I think that vmlist and vmlist_lock is internal data
>> structure for vmalloc layer. Some codes for debugging and stat inevitably
>> use vmlist and vmlist_lock. But it is preferable that they are used
>> as least as possible in outside of vmalloc.c
>>
>> Changelog
>> v1->v2:
>>   [2/3]: patch description is improved.
>>   Rebased on v3.7-rc7
>>
>> Joonsoo Kim (3):
>>   ARM: vmregion: remove vmregion code entirely
>>   ARM: static_vm: introduce an infrastructure for static mapped area
>>   ARM: mm: use static_vm for managing static mapped areas
>>
>>  arch/arm/include/asm/mach/static_vm.h |   51 ++++++++
>>  arch/arm/mm/Makefile                  |    2 +-
>>  arch/arm/mm/ioremap.c                 |   69 ++++-------
>>  arch/arm/mm/mm.h                      |   10 --
>>  arch/arm/mm/mmu.c                     |   55 +++++----
>>  arch/arm/mm/static_vm.c               |   97 ++++++++++++++++
>>  arch/arm/mm/vmregion.c                |  205 ---------------------------------
>>  arch/arm/mm/vmregion.h                |   31 -----
>>  8 files changed, 208 insertions(+), 312 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 arch/arm/include/asm/mach/static_vm.h
>>  create mode 100644 arch/arm/mm/static_vm.c
>>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/mm/vmregion.c
>>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/mm/vmregion.h
>>
>> --
>> 1.7.9.5
>>
>
> Hello, Russell.
>
> Could you review this patchset, please?
> I send another patchset to mm community on top of this.
> That one is related to this patchset,
> so I want to get a review about this patchset :)
>
> Thanks.

Hello.

Is there anyone to review this patchset?
Please let me know what I should do in order to take a review :)

Thanks.