linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] mm: highmem: export kmap_to

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Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:25:57 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	levinsasha928@...il.com, Marc.Zyngier@....com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, ericvh@...il.com,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] mm: highmem: export kmap_to_page for modules

Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> writes:

> Some virtio device drivers (9p) need to translate high virtual addresses
> to physical addresses, which are inserted into the virtqueue for
> processing by userspace.
>
> This patch exports the kmap_to_page symbol, so that the affected drivers
> can be compiled as modules.

Thanks Will!

I've applied these, and add cc:stable.  I'll push them to Linus after a
little time in linux-next.

Cheers,
Rusty.
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