linux-kernel - Re: Regression in 2.6.25-rc3: s2ram segfaults before suspending

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Message-ID: <47CDD96C.9020604@goop.org>
Date:	Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:21:16 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Klaus S. Madsen" <ksm@...rnemadsen.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Suspend-devel list <suspend-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: Regression in 2.6.25-rc3: s2ram segfaults before suspending

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> As far as I can tell, this change fixed a bug, and the fact that the 
> bug was fixed triggered a s2ram bug. 

OK.  Doesn't surprise me.  There were a few cases of dubious pte 
handling which could have accidentally lost the NX bit.

    J
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