Re: [PATCH 0/2] Revert and rework on the metadata accelreation

[Jason Wang]

On 2019/9/7 äå11:03, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 06:02:35PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > On 2019/9/5 äå9:59, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > On Thu, Sep 05, 2019 at 08:27:34PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > > Hi:
> > > >
> > > > Per request from Michael and Jason, the metadata accelreation is
> > > > reverted in this version and rework in next version.
> > > >
> > > > Please review.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Jason Wang (2):
> > > >     Revert "vhost: access vq metadata through kernel virtual address"
> > > >     vhost: re-introducing metadata acceleration through kernel virtual
> > > >       address
> > > There are a bunch of patches in the queue already that will help
> > > vhost, and I a working on one for next cycle that will help alot more
> > > too.
> >
> > I will check those patches, but if you can give me some pointers or keywords
> > it would be much appreciated.
> You can look here:
>
> https://github.com/jgunthorpe/linux/commits/mmu_notifier
>
> The first parts, the get/put are in the hmm tree, and the last part,
> the interval tree in the last commit is still a WIP, but it would
> remove alot of that code from vhost as well.
>
> Jason


Thanks a lot, will have a look at these and come back if I met any issues.