linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip 0/2] more get_user_pages mmap

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Date:   Wed, 6 Feb 2019 21:50:20 -0800
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip 0/2] more get_user_pages mmap_sem cleanups

Unlike what the subject says, this is not against -tip, it applies
on today's -next.

On Wed, 06 Feb 2019, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Here are two more patchlets that cleanup mmap_sem and gup abusers.
>The second is also a fixlet.
>
>Compile-tested only. Please consider for v5.1
>
>Thanks!
>
>Davidlohr Bueso (2):
>  xsk: do not use mmap_sem
>  MIPS/c-r4k: do no use mmap_sem for gup_fast()
>
> arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c | 6 +-----
> net/xdp/xdp_umem.c   | 6 ++----
> 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
>-- 
>2.16.4
>