linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86: optimize page faults like all other achitectures and kill notifier cruft"

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Date:	Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:12:16 +0000
From:	"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@...ell.com>
To:	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	<mingo@...e.hu>, <pq@....fi>, <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Dave Airlie" <airlied@...ux.ie>, <hch@....de>, <ak@...e.de>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86: optimize page faults like all other
	achitectures and kill notifier cruft"

>That change has been in the mainline tree for nearly three months.  All
>these affected parties have left it until the eve of 2.6.24 to actually
>tell us about it.  This is causing me sympathy problems :(

Not true - I complained about this on Dec 3rd (attached), with the result of
not getting a response from anyone but Andi (agreeing to restore these
notifiers).

Jan

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