linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] zap_pte_range: update addr when forcing flush after TLB batching faiure

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Date:	Mon, 3 Nov 2014 10:05:31 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] zap_pte_range: update addr when forcing flush
 after TLB batching faiure

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:
>
> We use `tlb->end > 0' in the arm64 backend, so I think you're right. I'll
> take a look in the name of cleanup and this can wait until 3.19.

Ok, I'll just archive this thread for now, and expect a patch at some
future date. And as far as I'm concerned, it's ok if it just comes in
through the normal arm64 tree, with just a note in the pull request
reminding me about why it also touches some other architectures.

Thanks,

                     Linus
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