linux-kernel - Re: Replace nopage() / nopfn() with fault()

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Message-ID: <45A77565.3020503@tungstengraphics.com>
Date:	Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:47:49 +0100
From:	Thomas Hellström <thomas@...gstengraphics.com>
To:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
CC:	Dave Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Replace nopage() / nopfn() with fault()

Nick Piggin wrote:

>On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 04:02:08PM +0100, Thomas Hellström wrote:
>  
>
>>Nick,
>>
>>We're working to slowly get the new DRM memory manager into the 
>>mainstream kernel.
>>This means we have a need for the page fault handler patch you wrote 
>>some time ago.
>>I guess we could take the no_pfn() route, but that would need a check 
>>for racing
>>unmap_mapping_range(), and other problems may arise.
>>
>>What is the current status and plans for inclusion of the fault() code?
>>    
>>
>
>Hi Thomas,
>
>fault should have gone in already, but the ordering of my patchset was
>a little bit unfortunate :P
>
>I will submit them to Andrew later today.
>
>Nick
>
>  
>
Thanks, Nick.

/Thomas.

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