Add some macros to <linux/scatterlist.h> to make the bit manipulation
more readable, and expand on some of the documentation.
This patch incorporates content from Cyrill Gorcunov
<[email protected]> as well.
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]>
---
compile-tested with "make defconfig" under i386. (what kernel
subsection would this fall under?)
diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index 4571231..ae296c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
#ifndef _LINUX_SCATTERLIST_H
#define _LINUX_SCATTERLIST_H
-#include <asm/types.h>
-#include <asm/scatterlist.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
+
+#include <asm/types.h>
+#include <asm/scatterlist.h>
#include <asm/io.h>
/*
@@ -12,19 +13,36 @@
*
* Architectures must provide an unsigned long page_link field in the
* scatterlist struct. We use that to place the page pointer AND encode
- * information about the sg table as well. The two lower bits are reserved
- * for this information.
+ * information about the sg table as well. The two lower bits (which we
+ * will call the "mask bits" for future reference) are reserved for this
+ * information.
*
- * If bit 0 is set, then the page_link contains a pointer to the next sg
- * table list. Otherwise the next entry is at sg + 1.
+ * If bit 0 is *not* set, then the next sg entry is simply the next one
+ * consecutively in memory. If, however, bit 0 *is* set, we must still
+ * go to the next consecutive sg entry in memory, but then we must
+ * additionally (and immediately) follow that pointer to the next
+ * sg entry in the list.
*
* If bit 1 is set, then this sg entry is the last element in a list.
*
* See sg_next().
- *
*/
+
+/*
+ * Define macros for the mask bits and associated operations.
+ */
+
+#define SG_CHAIN 0x1
+#define SG_LAST 0x2
+#define SG_MASK 0x3
+
+#define sg_is_chain(sg) ((sg)->page_link & SG_CHAIN)
+#define sg_is_last(sg) ((sg)->page_link & SG_LAST)
+#define sg_chain_ptr(sg) \
+ ((struct scatterlist *) ((sg)->page_link & ~SG_MASK))
+#define sg_page(sg) ((struct page *) ((sg)->page_link & ~SG_MASK))
-#define SG_MAGIC 0x87654321
+#define SG_MAGIC 0x87654321 /* only for CONFIG_DEBUG_SG */
/**
* sg_assign_page - Assign a given page to an SG entry
@@ -38,17 +56,17 @@
**/
static inline void sg_assign_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page)
{
- unsigned long page_link = sg->page_link & 0x3;
+ unsigned long saved_mask_bits = sg->page_link & SG_MASK;
/*
* In order for the low bit stealing approach to work, pages
* must be aligned at a 32-bit boundary as a minimum.
*/
- BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & 0x03);
+ BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & SG_MASK);
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
#endif
- sg->page_link = page_link | (unsigned long) page;
+ sg->page_link = saved_mask_bits | (unsigned long) page;
}
/**
@@ -73,7 +91,6 @@ static inline void sg_set_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page,
sg->length = len;
}
-#define sg_page(sg) ((struct page *) ((sg)->page_link & ~0x3))
/**
* sg_set_buf - Set sg entry to point at given data
@@ -88,15 +105,6 @@ static inline void sg_set_buf(struct scatterlist *sg, const void *buf,
sg_set_page(sg, virt_to_page(buf), buflen, offset_in_page(buf));
}
-/*
- * We overload the LSB of the page pointer to indicate whether it's
- * a valid sg entry, or whether it points to the start of a new scatterlist.
- * Those low bits are there for everyone! (thanks mason :-)
- */
-#define sg_is_chain(sg) ((sg)->page_link & 0x01)
-#define sg_is_last(sg) ((sg)->page_link & 0x02)
-#define sg_chain_ptr(sg) \
- ((struct scatterlist *) ((sg)->page_link & ~0x03))
/**
* sg_next - return the next scatterlist entry in a list
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
#ifndef ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
BUG();
#endif
- prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = (unsigned long) sgl | 0x01;
+ prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = (unsigned long) sgl | SG_CHAIN;
}
/**
@@ -193,12 +201,12 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
**/
static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int nents)
{
- sgl[nents - 1].page_link = 0x02;
+ sgl[nents - 1].page_link = SG_LAST;
}
static inline void __sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
{
- sg->page_link |= 0x02;
+ sg->page_link |= SG_LAST;
}
/**
--
========================================================================
Robert P. J. Day
Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry
Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
http://crashcourse.ca
========================================================================
[Robert P. J. Day - Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 01:04:02PM -0400]
|
| Add some macros to <linux/scatterlist.h> to make the bit manipulation
| more readable, and expand on some of the documentation.
|
| This patch incorporates content from Cyrill Gorcunov
| <[email protected]> as well.
|
| Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]>
|
| ---
|
| compile-tested with "make defconfig" under i386. (what kernel
| subsection would this fall under?)
|
|
| diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
| index 4571231..ae296c0 100644
| --- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
| +++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
| @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
| #ifndef _LINUX_SCATTERLIST_H
| #define _LINUX_SCATTERLIST_H
|
| -#include <asm/types.h>
| -#include <asm/scatterlist.h>
| #include <linux/mm.h>
| #include <linux/string.h>
| +
| +#include <asm/types.h>
| +#include <asm/scatterlist.h>
| #include <asm/io.h>
|
| /*
| @@ -12,19 +13,36 @@
| *
| * Architectures must provide an unsigned long page_link field in the
| * scatterlist struct. We use that to place the page pointer AND encode
| - * information about the sg table as well. The two lower bits are reserved
| - * for this information.
| + * information about the sg table as well. The two lower bits (which we
| + * will call the "mask bits" for future reference) are reserved for this
| + * information.
| *
| - * If bit 0 is set, then the page_link contains a pointer to the next sg
| - * table list. Otherwise the next entry is at sg + 1.
| + * If bit 0 is *not* set, then the next sg entry is simply the next one
| + * consecutively in memory. If, however, bit 0 *is* set, we must still
| + * go to the next consecutive sg entry in memory, but then we must
| + * additionally (and immediately) follow that pointer to the next
| + * sg entry in the list.
| *
| * If bit 1 is set, then this sg entry is the last element in a list.
| *
| * See sg_next().
| - *
| */
| +
| +/*
| + * Define macros for the mask bits and associated operations.
| + */
| +
| +#define SG_CHAIN 0x1
| +#define SG_LAST 0x2
| +#define SG_MASK 0x3
| +
| +#define sg_is_chain(sg) ((sg)->page_link & SG_CHAIN)
| +#define sg_is_last(sg) ((sg)->page_link & SG_LAST)
| +#define sg_chain_ptr(sg) \
| + ((struct scatterlist *) ((sg)->page_link & ~SG_MASK))
| +#define sg_page(sg) ((struct page *) ((sg)->page_link & ~SG_MASK))
|
| -#define SG_MAGIC 0x87654321
| +#define SG_MAGIC 0x87654321 /* only for CONFIG_DEBUG_SG */
|
| /**
| * sg_assign_page - Assign a given page to an SG entry
| @@ -38,17 +56,17 @@
| **/
| static inline void sg_assign_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page)
| {
| - unsigned long page_link = sg->page_link & 0x3;
| + unsigned long saved_mask_bits = sg->page_link & SG_MASK;
|
| /*
| * In order for the low bit stealing approach to work, pages
| * must be aligned at a 32-bit boundary as a minimum.
| */
| - BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & 0x03);
| + BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & SG_MASK);
| #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
| BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
| #endif
| - sg->page_link = page_link | (unsigned long) page;
| + sg->page_link = saved_mask_bits | (unsigned long) page;
| }
|
| /**
| @@ -73,7 +91,6 @@ static inline void sg_set_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page,
| sg->length = len;
| }
|
| -#define sg_page(sg) ((struct page *) ((sg)->page_link & ~0x3))
|
| /**
| * sg_set_buf - Set sg entry to point at given data
| @@ -88,15 +105,6 @@ static inline void sg_set_buf(struct scatterlist *sg, const void *buf,
| sg_set_page(sg, virt_to_page(buf), buflen, offset_in_page(buf));
| }
|
| -/*
| - * We overload the LSB of the page pointer to indicate whether it's
| - * a valid sg entry, or whether it points to the start of a new scatterlist.
| - * Those low bits are there for everyone! (thanks mason :-)
| - */
| -#define sg_is_chain(sg) ((sg)->page_link & 0x01)
| -#define sg_is_last(sg) ((sg)->page_link & 0x02)
| -#define sg_chain_ptr(sg) \
| - ((struct scatterlist *) ((sg)->page_link & ~0x03))
|
| /**
| * sg_next - return the next scatterlist entry in a list
| @@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
| #ifndef ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
| BUG();
| #endif
| - prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = (unsigned long) sgl | 0x01;
| + prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = (unsigned long) sgl | SG_CHAIN;
| }
|
| /**
| @@ -193,12 +201,12 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
| **/
| static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int nents)
| {
| - sgl[nents - 1].page_link = 0x02;
| + sgl[nents - 1].page_link = SG_LAST;
| }
|
| static inline void __sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
| {
| - sg->page_link |= 0x02;
| + sg->page_link |= SG_LAST;
| }
|
| /**
| --
| ========================================================================
| Robert P. J. Day
| Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry
| Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
|
| http://crashcourse.ca
| ========================================================================
|
Acked-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <[email protected]>
On Mon, Oct 29 2007, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> Add some macros to <linux/scatterlist.h> to make the bit manipulation
> more readable, and expand on some of the documentation.
>
> This patch incorporates content from Cyrill Gorcunov
> <[email protected]> as well.
I don't like it, I already explained why I don't consider the 'magic'
values a problem. The use of the bits is supposed to be scatterlist.h
private and the values are documented at the top of that include file.
--
Jens Axboe
Could you please give a link to that explanation? It seems I've missed
it somehow. Thanks.
On 10/29/07, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 29 2007, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > Add some macros to <linux/scatterlist.h> to make the bit manipulation
> > more readable, and expand on some of the documentation.
> >
> > This patch incorporates content from Cyrill Gorcunov
> > <[email protected]> as well.
>
> I don't like it, I already explained why I don't consider the 'magic'
> values a problem. The use of the bits is supposed to be scatterlist.h
> private and the values are documented at the top of that include file.
>
> --
> Jens Axboe
>
>
On Mon, Oct 29 2007, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> Could you please give a link to that explanation? It seems I've missed
> it somehow. Thanks.
(don't top post)
It was on linux-kernel, message id:
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
--
Jens Axboe
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:23:52 +0100 Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 29 2007, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> > Could you please give a link to that explanation? It seems I've missed
> > it somehow. Thanks.
>
> (don't top post)
>
> It was on linux-kernel, message id:
>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
which can be seen at marc.info by using this URL:
http://marc.info/[email protected]
---
~Randy
[Randy Dunlap - Mon, Oct 29, 2007 at 01:37:07PM -0700]
| On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:23:52 +0100 Jens Axboe wrote:
|
| > On Mon, Oct 29 2007, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
| > > Could you please give a link to that explanation? It seems I've missed
| > > it somehow. Thanks.
| >
| > (don't top post)
| >
| > It was on linux-kernel, message id:
| >
| > Message-ID: <[email protected]>
|
| which can be seen at marc.info by using this URL:
|
| http://marc.info/[email protected]
|
| ---
| ~Randy
|
Thanks
Cyrill