Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] staging: ion: create one device entry per heap | From | Laura Abbott <> | Date | Tue, 5 Dec 2017 15:01:42 -0800 |
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On 12/02/2017 07:53 AM, Greg KH wrote: >> This is one of the item in the TODO list before been able to unstage ION >> which is my real need. > Why does it matter where in the tree this code is? Don't go adding new > things to it that are not needed. Who needs this? What userspace code > wants this type of multiple ion devices? >
Requirements came in from several places to split /dev/ion -> /dev/ion0 and /dev/ion1 so that security policy (i.e. selinux) could be used to protect access to certain heaps. I wanted the ABI to be settled before trying to move out of staging, hence the line in the TODO list about doing the split.
> thanks, > > greg k-h
Thanks, Laura
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