Subject: RE: [PATCH] dma-mapping: make map_benchmark compile into module



> -----Original Message-----
> From: tiantao (H)
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 3:18 PM
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> [email protected]; Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)
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> (H) <[email protected]>
> Subject: [PATCH] dma-mapping: make map_benchmark compile into module
>
> under some scenarios, it is necessary to compile map_benchmark
> into module to test iommu, so this patch changed Kconfig and
> export_symbol to implement map_benchmark compiled into module.
>
> On the other hand, map_benchmark is a driver, which is supposed
> to be able to run as a module.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tian Tao <[email protected]>
> ---

Acked-by: Barry Song <[email protected]>

Look sensible to me. I like the idea that map_benchmark is
a driver. It seems unreasonable to always require built-in.


> kernel/dma/Kconfig | 2 +-
> kernel/kthread.c | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/dma/Kconfig b/kernel/dma/Kconfig
> index 77b4055..0468293 100644
> --- a/kernel/dma/Kconfig
> +++ b/kernel/dma/Kconfig
> @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ config DMA_API_DEBUG_SG
> If unsure, say N.
>
> config DMA_MAP_BENCHMARK
> - bool "Enable benchmarking of streaming DMA mapping"
> + tristate "Enable benchmarking of streaming DMA mapping"
> depends on DEBUG_FS
> help
> Provides /sys/kernel/debug/dma_map_benchmark that helps with testing
> diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
> index 1578973..fa4736f 100644
> --- a/kernel/kthread.c
> +++ b/kernel/kthread.c
> @@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void kthread_bind_mask(struct task_struct *p, const struct
> cpumask *mask)
> {
> __kthread_bind_mask(p, mask, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind_mask);
>
> /**
> * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
> --
> 2.7.4

Thanks
Barry