linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/ldt: Unmap PTEs for the slow before freeing LDT

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Message-ID: <8430e07d-4648-3543-08e5-03b9550d9f72@zytor.com>
Date:   Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:39:51 -0700
From:   "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, luto@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/ldt: Unmap PTEs for the slow before freeing LDT

On 10/23/18 9:31 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> 
> It shouldn't be a particularly hot path anyway.
> 

That's putting it mildly.

	-hpa