linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2 1/3] Fix splitting poisoned THP.

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Date:	Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:16:57 +0100
From:	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>
To:	Jin Dongming <jin.dongming@...css.fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	AKPM　 <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>,
	LKLM <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2 1/3] Fix splitting poisoned THP.

Hello Jin,

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 02:52:48PM +0900, Jin Dongming wrote:
> +				/*
> +				 * FIXME: if splitting THP is failed, it is better
> +				 * to stop the following operation rather than
> +				 * causing panic by unmapping. System might survive
> +				 * if the page is freed later.
> +				 */

I don't think there would be panic by unmapping. But the page has
already been freed so there's no need to kill anything.

A part from this comment which I'm uncertain about the panic, this new
series looks good to me!

Thanks,
Andrea
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