linux-kernel - Re: [patch 3/6] Guest page hinting: mlocked pages.

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Message-ID: <49D2D6D4.8000309@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:52:04 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
CC:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, frankeh@...son.ibm.com,
	akpm@...l.org, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au, hugh@...itas.com
Subject: Re: [patch 3/6] Guest page hinting: mlocked pages.

Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
> From: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
> From: Hubertus Franke <frankeh@...son.ibm.com>
> From: Himanshu Raj
> 
> Add code to get mlock() working with guest page hinting. The problem
> with mlock is that locked pages may not be removed from page cache.
> That means they need to be stable. 

> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>

Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>

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