linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] hugepage: Protect region tracking lists with its own spinlock

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Message-ID: <20110718152434.GA3890@mgebm.net>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:24:34 -0400
From:	Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>
To:	Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>
Cc:	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>, dwg@....ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, hughd@...gle.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] hugepage: Protect region tracking lists with its own
 spinlock

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011, Anton Blanchard wrote:

> 
> In preparation for creating a hash of spinlocks to replace the global
> hugetlb_instantiation_mutex, protect the region tracking code with
> its own spinlock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org> 

These work on x86_64 as well with the same test method as described by Anton.

Tested-by: Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>

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