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Re: [PATCH for-4.15 2/2] libs/foreignmem: Fix/simplify errno handling for map_resource


  • To: Ian Jackson <iwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2021 17:52:58 +0000
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On 03/02/2021 17:51, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Andrew Cooper writes ("[PATCH for-4.15 2/2] libs/foreignmem: Fix/simplify 
> errno handling for map_resource"):
>> Simplify the FreeBSD logic, and duplicate it for NetBSD as the userpace ABI
>> appears to be to consistently provide EOPNOTSUPP for missing Xen/Kernel
>> support.
>>
>> The Linux logic was contorted in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to
>> skip the now-deleted logic for the EOPNOTSUPP case.  Simplify it.
> Release-Acked-by: Ian Jackson <iwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Sorry for my earlier confusion.  I had lost the context between the
> two patches.  I will explain my reasoning for the R-A:
>
> For the first two hunks (freebsd.c): these are consequential cleanup

FreeBSD and Linux.

> from patch 1/2 of this series.  Splitting this up made this easier to
> review and we don't want to leave the rather unfortunate constructs
> which arise from some hunks of 1/1.  IOW, the combination of 1/1 plus
> the first two hunks here is definitely release-worthy and the split
> has helped review.
>
> The final hunk is a straightforward bugfix.
>
> This combination of two completely different kinds of thing is a bit
> confusing but now that I have explained it to myself I'm satisfied.

Thanks,

~Andrew



 


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