linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/34] mm: factor out VMA fault permission checking

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1512081825470.3595@nanos>
Date:	Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:26:11 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, x86@...nel.org,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/34] mm: factor out VMA fault permission checking

On Thu, 3 Dec 2015, Dave Hansen wrote:
> This code matches a fault condition up with the VMA and ensures
> that the VMA allows the fault to be handled instead of just
> erroring out.
> 
> We will be extending this in a moment to comprehend protection
> keys.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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