linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ramzswap: remove ARM specific d-cache hack

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Date:	Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:36:26 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	ngupta@...are.org
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ramzswap: remove ARM specific d-cache hack

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org> wrote:
> On 12/12/2009 01:11 PM, Pekka Enberg wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org> wrote:
>>> Remove d-cache hack in ramzswap driver that was needed
>>> to workaround a bug in ARM version of update_mmu_cache()
>>> which caused stale data in d-cache to be transferred to
>>> userspace. This bug was fixed by git commit:
>>>        787b2faadc4356b6c2c71feb42fb944fece9a12f
>>> This also brings down one entry in TODO file.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>
>>
>> Acked-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
>
> Thanks for review Pekka.
> Now wondering when this patch will be committed to mainline.

I don't see any reason why this shouldn't go into .33 but that's
really up to Greg.

                      Pekka
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