linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19-rc2-mm1

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Date:	Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:05:55 +0200
From:	Carsten Otte <cotte@...enet.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
CC:	Cedric Le Goater <clg@...ibm.com>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.19-rc2-mm1

Andrew Morton wrote:
> The page we're writing into isn't locked, so there's no deadlock afaict.
>
> But then, I forget how xip works.  Carsten, is it actually being used for
> anything?
>   
The comment may be superfluous. I did not quite understand the deadlock 
condition refered to by the comment in filemap, therefore I cut&pasted 
it over. I will send a patch that removes it.

Carsten

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