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

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Message-ID: <20070112021421.GA28341@wotan.suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:14:21 +0100
From:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
To:	Thomas Hellström <thomas@...gstengraphics.com>
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()

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

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