On x86, ioremap() and remap_pfn_range() fail on conflicting cache type of an alias mapping request only if the case is not allowed by the rule set in is_new_memtype_allowed(). While this exemption is necessary for remap_pfn_range() called for /dev/mem mappings, it is not necessary for ioremap(). Drivers should never call ioremap() with a conflicting cache type. This exemption handling may hide possible bugs in drivers.
Add a warning message to ioremap() when a conflicting cache type is allowed by is_new_memtype_allowed(). This helps us identify such usages in drivers. There is no change in the behavior. Link: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/4/16/54 Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.k...@hpe.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mi...@kernel.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <h...@zytor.com> Cc: Borislav Petkov <b...@suse.de> Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcg...@suse.com> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <l...@kernel.org> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.willi...@intel.com> --- arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c b/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c index 0d8d53d..16c5887 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c @@ -138,14 +138,16 @@ static void __iomem *__ioremap_caller(resource_size_t phys_addr, } if (pcm != new_pcm) { - if (!is_new_memtype_allowed(phys_addr, size, pcm, new_pcm)) { - printk(KERN_ERR - "ioremap error for 0x%llx-0x%llx, requested 0x%x, got 0x%x\n", + retval = is_new_memtype_allowed(phys_addr, size, pcm, new_pcm); + pr_err( + "ioremap %s for 0x%llx-0x%llx, requested 0x%x, got 0x%x\n", + retval ? "warning" : "error", (unsigned long long)phys_addr, (unsigned long long)(phys_addr + size), pcm, new_pcm); + if (!retval) goto err_free_memtype; - } + pcm = new_pcm; }
