linux-kernel - Re: [patch v3] splice: fix race with page invalidation

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Message-ID: <20080731004214.GA32207@shareable.org>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:42:15 +0100
From:	Jamie Lokier <jamie@...reable.org>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, jens.axboe@...cle.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [patch v3] splice: fix race with page invalidation

Jamie Lokier wrote:
> not being able to tell when a sendfile() has finished with the pages
> its sending.

(Except by the socket fully closing or a handshake from the other end,
obviously.)

-- Jamie
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