linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [13/16] POISON: The high level memory error handler in the VM II

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Message-ID: <20090409075805.GG14687@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:58:05 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>, hugh@...itas.com,
	npiggin@...e.de, riel@...hat.com, lee.schermerhorn@...com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [13/16] POISON: The high level memory error handler in the VM II


Double checked the try_to_release_page logic. My assumption was that the 
writeback case could never trigger, because during write back the page
should be locked and so it's excluded with the earlier lock_page_nosync().

Is that a correct assumption?

-Andi

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