linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmu notifiers #v5

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:37:21 -0800 (PST)
From:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
To:	Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@...ranet.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmu notifiers #v5

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:

> I appreciate the review! I hope my entirely bug free and
> strightforward #v5 will strongly increase the probability of getting
> this in sooner than later. If something else it shows the approach I
> prefer to cover GRU/KVM 100%, leaving the overkill mutex locking
> requirements only to the mmu notifier users that can't deal with the
> scalar and finegrined and already-taken/trashed PT lock.

Mutex locking? Could you be more specific?

I hope you will continue to do reviews of the other mmu notifier patchset?


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