linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] mm: export use_mm/unuse

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Message-Id: <20090811151010.c9c56955.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:10:10 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 1/2] mm: export use_mm/unuse_mm to modules

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:27:52 +0300
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:

> vhost net module wants to do copy to/from user from a kernel thread,
> which needs use_mm (like what fs/aio has).  Move that into mm/ and
> export to modules.

OK by me.  Please include this change in the virtio patchset.  Which I
shall cheerfully not be looking at :)

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