linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH mm-unstable v1 06/20] mm: rework handling in do_wp_page() based on private vs. shared mappings

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Message-ID: <d6140b16-38c0-30d5-8ed8-0fcffa98a951@suse.cz>
Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:20:23 +0100
From:   Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH mm-unstable v1 06/20] mm: rework handling in do_wp_page()
 based on private vs. shared mappings

On 11/16/22 11:26, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> We want to extent FAULT_FLAG_UNSHARE support to anything mapped into a
> COW mapping (pagecache page, zeropage, PFN, ...), not just anonymous pages.
> Let's prepare for that by handling shared mappings first such that we can
> handle private mappings last.
> 
> While at it, use folio-based functions instead of page-based functions
> where we touch the code either way.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>