linux-kernel - Re: 3.6-rc7 32-bit PAE miscalculates dirty page limits

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Date:	Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:00:25 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Pierre Beck <mail@...rre-beck.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 3.6-rc7 32-bit PAE miscalculates dirty page limits

On 10/01/2012 02:59 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 01, 2012 at 02:53:40PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> It is very sad, though, that there are still drivers which don't work
>> correctly in compat mode. Please report bugs on those -- that is just
>> not acceptable.
>>
>> Unfortunately few distros provide 64-bit kernels for their 32-bit
>> distros, which acerbates the problem.
> 
> Yes, the other way 'round, 32-bit userspace on 64-bit kernels should
> work. And fixed if not.
> 

That is the same way around (32-bit kernel, 64-bit userspace obviously
is a nonstarter.)

	-hpa

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