linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/4] mmu

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Message-ID: <20080201110432.GL26420@sgi.com>
Date:	Fri, 1 Feb 2008 05:04:32 -0600
From:	Robin Holt <holt@....com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>
Cc:	Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@...ranet.com>, Robin Holt <holt@....com>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>, Izik Eidus <izike@...ranet.com>,
	kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	daniel.blueman@...drics.com
Subject: Re: [patch 1/4] mmu_notifier: Core code

On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 04:55:16AM -0600, Robin Holt wrote:
> OK.  Now that release has been moved, I think I agree with you that the
> down_write(mmap_sem) can be used as our lock again and still work for
> Jack.  I would like a ruling from Jack as well.

Ignore this, I was in the wrong work area.  I am sorry for adding to the
confusion.  This version has no locking requirement outside the driver
itself.

Sorry,
Robin
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