linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Ensure that walk_page_range()'s start and end are page-aligned

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1202141259420.28450@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:04:45 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Dan Smith <danms@...ibm.com>
cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Ensure that walk_page_range()'s start and end are
 page-aligned

On Tue, 14 Feb 2012, Dan Smith wrote:

> I'd rather just make it always do the check in walk_page_range(). Does
> that sound reasonable?
> 

And do what if they're not?  What behavior are you trying to fix from the 
pagewalk code with respect to page-aligned addresses?  Any specific 
examples?
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