linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: endless page faults in mount_block

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:44:55 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Henry Nestler <henry.nestler@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: endless page faults in mount_block_root for Linux
	2.6


* Henry Nestler <henry.nestler@...il.com> wrote:

> Page faults in kernel address space between PAGE_OFFSET up to 
> VMALLOC_START should not try to map as vmalloc.
> 
> Fix rarely endless page faults inside mount_block_root for root 
> filesystem at boot time.

Applied, thanks. Nice fix!

	Ingo
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