linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] hugetlb: fix resv

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Message-ID: <4FBAA6D7.2000604@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:31 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] hugetlb: fix resv_map leak in error path

On 05/21/2012 01:30 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> When called for anonymous (non-shared) mappings,
> hugetlb_reserve_pages() does a resv_map_alloc().  It depends on
> code in hugetlbfs's vm_ops->close() to release that allocation.

Sorry, this one escaped unintentionally!  This patch itself is good, but
I didn't mean to send it along with 2/2.  Disregard this 1/2, but please
take a look at 2/2!

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