linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation/page_tables: Add info about MMU/TLB and Page Faults

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Message-ID: <87h6n7elve.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:01:09 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] Documentation/page_tables: Add info about MMU/TLB
 and Page Faults

Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> writes:

> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 01:19:34PM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
>> Extend page_tables.rst by adding a section about the role of MMU and TLB
>> in translating between virtual addresses and physical page frames.
>> Furthermore explain the concept behind Page Faults and how the Linux
>> kernel handles TLB misses. Finally briefly explain how and why to disable
>> the page faults handler.
>> 
>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
>> Cc: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
>> Cc: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
>> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
>> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
>> Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
>> Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
>> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
>> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
>
> Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@...nel.org>

I've applied this, thanks; sorry for the delay,

jon