linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/7] x86 PAT: v2 - track pfnmap mappings with remap_pfn_range and vm_insert

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Message-ID: <20081216195154.GB4501@elte.hu>
Date:	Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:51:54 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"Pallipadi, Venkatesh" <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
Cc:	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 0/7] x86 PAT: v2 - track pfnmap mappings with
	remap_pfn_range and vm_insert_pfn


* Pallipadi, Venkatesh <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com> wrote:

> Ingo,
> 
> Haven't seen any comments on the patches here. Can you push these 
> patches along to tip.

while the main focus of the changes are x86, they touch the MM 
non-trivially too:

   include/linux/mm.h |    9 +++++++++
   mm/memory.c        |    7 +++----
   2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

   mm/memory.c |    2 ++
   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

   include/linux/mm.h |    3 +++
   mm/memory.c        |   43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   2 files changed, 46 insertions(+)

   include/linux/mm.h |    6 +++++
   mm/memory.c        |   54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
   2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

So when you sent this a month ago i asked the MM folks whether they have 
any problems with these patches. Acks (or objections) from Andrew, Nick or 
Hugh would be nice to have.

	Ingo
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