Re: [PATCH 0/4] btrfs: Convert more kmaps to kmap_local_page()

From: David Sterba
Date: Fri Mar 12 2021 - 14:44:25 EST


On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 06:48:22PM -0800, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I am submitting these for 5.13.
>
> Further work to remove more kmap() calls in favor of the kmap_local_page() this
> series converts those calls which required more than a common pattern which
> were covered in my previous series[1]. This is the second of what I hope to be
> 3 series to fully convert btrfs. However, the 3rd series is going to be an RFC
> because I need to have more eyes on it before I'm sure about what to do. For
> now this series should be good to go for 5.13.
>
> Also this series converts the kmaps in the raid5/6 code which required a fix to
> the kmap'ings which was submitted in [2].

Branch added to for-next and will be moved to the devel queue next week.
I've added some comments about the ordering requirement, that's
something not obvious. There's a comment under 1st patch but that's
trivial to fix if needed. Thanks.