linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH mm] stop c_p

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Date:	Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:05:35 -0500
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH mm] stop c_p_a corrupting the pds

On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:27:21 GMT, Hugh Dickins said:
> When change_page_attr splits a large page on x86_32 (without PAE), it is
> currently corrupting every process's page directory: fix that by removing
> the thinko which passes down a physical instead of a virtual address -
> this version of the patch being the hotfix for 2.6.24-mm1.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>

<snark>
I *knew* there was a reason we should have had this patch series in -mm for a while.
</snark>

:)

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