linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, mm: add generic kernel/ident mapping helper

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Date:	Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:03:51 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, mm: add generic kernel/ident mapping helper

On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 07:51:26PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > commit bb3cda32f9586e13c5d3dde6c83a914bb2d7f87f
> > Author: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
> > Date:   Mon Dec 24 18:00:21 2012 -0800
> > 
> >     x86, mm: add generic kernel/ident mapping helper
> >     
> >     It is simple version for kernel_physical_mapping_init.
> >     it will work to build one page table that will be put effectiv later.

Forgot to ask: what does "put effectiv later" mean?

* will be effectively put to use later

* will effectively be put, i.e. dropped later

* we will switch to using it later

* ...

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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