linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, PAT: honor CONFIG_STRICT

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Message-ID: <4E29C1DF.9080705@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:30:55 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
CC:	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, PAT: honor CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM if pat is disable]

On 07/22/2011 10:31 AM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the clarification!
> What do you think about fixing the nopat with STRICT_DEVMEM like the
> patch does?
> 

>From what I gather from your patch, the issue is that STRICT_DEVMEM
isn't being honored with nopat?  This is an obvious bug and should be fixed.

	-hpa
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