linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] kcore clean up and enhance

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Date:	Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:43:09 +0800
From:	Amerigo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] kcore clean up and enhance

On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 07:24:16PM +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
>
>This patch set is for /proc/kcore. By this,
>
> - many per-arch hooks are removed.
>
> - /proc/kcore will know really valid physical memory area.
>
> - /proc/kcore will be aware of memory hotplug.
>
> - /proc/kcore will be architecture independent i.e.
>   if an arch supports CONFIG_MMU, it can use /proc/kcore.
>   (if the arch uses usual memory layout.)



Hi, this version looks fine for me, I can't spot any obvious
mistakes now.

I would like to see these patches merged into -mm, so that
I can test the whole stuff about /proc/kcore.

Andrew, could you take these?

Thanks!


>
>BTW, I'll be on small trip from Aug/11 to Aug/17. So, my rtt may be
>bad in the next week.

Have a good trip! :)
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