linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: ignore spurious faults

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Date:	Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:02:11 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: ignore spurious faults

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> writes:
>   
>> /*
>> + * Handle a spurious fault caused by a stale TLB entry.  This allows
>>     
>
> vmalloc_fault already has nearly the same logic. You should look
> at sharing the code.

Hm, I see what you mean, but its hard to see how to share much code 
there.  It's a case of "two lines common, one line different" repeated 4 
times or so.

    J
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