linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/20] unicore32/mm/fault.c: Port OOM changes to do

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4F71319F.60605@mprc.pku.edu.cn>
Date:	Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:18:55 +0800
From:	Guan Xuetao <gxt@...c.pku.edu.cn>
To:	Kautuk Consul <consul.kautuk@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/20] unicore32/mm/fault.c: Port OOM changes to do_pf

On 03/20/2012 09:25 PM, Kautuk Consul wrote:
> Commit d065bd810b6deb67d4897a14bfe21f8eb526ba99
> (mm: retry page fault when blocking on disk transfer) and
> commit 37b23e0525d393d48a7d59f870b3bc061a30ccdb
> (x86,mm: make pagefault killable)
>
> The above commits introduced changes into the x86 pagefault handler
> for making the page fault handler retryable as well as killable.
>
> These changes reduce the mmap_sem hold time, which is crucial
> during OOM killer invocation.
>
> Port these changes to unicore32.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kautuk Consul<consul.kautuk@...il.com>
> ---
>
Sorry for replying so late.

I've tested the patch for compilation and running, but not triggered 
VM_FAULT_RETRY.

Regards,

Guan Xuetao
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/