linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: fix text

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Date:	Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:56:03 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, zdenek.kabelac@...il.com,
	rjw@...k.pl, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
	penberg@...helsinki.fi, clameter@....com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	pageexec@...email.hu, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: fix text_poke


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:

> > Ok, fair enough. Without the IPI, I don't think there's a big deal. 
> > And you have the numbers to prove it. Consider me convinced.
> 
> great - i've lined up all the fixes into this git tree which you can 
> pull from:
> 
>    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mingo/linux-2.6-x86-fixes4.git for-linus
> 
> this has Jiri's fix followed by Mathieu's vmap logic cleanups, plus a 
> bit of extra checks and the API extensions for set_fixmap (we didnt 
> end up using them but they make sense nevertheless).
> 
> Lightly tested though, so even if you agree with the changes you might 
> want to wait an hour with the pull just in case some trivial build 
> issue slipped in. Shortlog and diff below.

ok, it's better tested now - 10 random bootups, amongst them 64/32-bit 
allyesconfig bootups, and some targeted testing as well with 
offlining/onlining CPUs and no problems found so far. Please pull.

	Ingo
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