linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86: 5-level paging enabling for v4.12, Part 1

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFzo95ZYAW-M1uPp0Q0CJUVbc-FTCZuJQ-TtjL6S+E7hKg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:46:26 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        "linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86: 5-level paging enabling for v4.12, Part 1

On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 7:33 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov
<kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> Here's the first bunch of patches of 5-level patchset. Let's see if I'm on
> right track addressing Ingo's feedback. :)

Considering the bug we just had with the HAVE_GENERIC_RCU_GUP code,
I'm wondering if people would be willing to look at what it would take
to make x86 use the generic version?

The x86 version of __get_user_pages_fast() seems to be quite similar
to the generic one. And it would be lovely if all the main
architectures shared the same core gup code.

                   Linus