linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] mm: move FAULT_AROUND

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Message-ID: <53456BE2.90905@intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:48:50 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, paulus@...ba.org,
	kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, riel@...hat.com, mgorman@...e.de,
	ak@...ux.intel.com, mingo@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/2] mm: move FAULT_AROUND_ORDER to arch/

On 04/09/2014 01:20 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> This still misses out on Ben's objection that its impossible to get this
> right at compile time for many kernels, since they can boot and run on
> many different subarchs.

Completely agree.  The Kconfig-time stuff should probably just be a knob
to turn it off completely, if anything.
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