netdev - Re: [PATCH] mm: remove zap_page_range and create zap_vma

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Message-Id: <167761867732.10135.11248419155612086016.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:11:17 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: remove zap_page_range and create zap_vma_pages

Hello:

This patch was applied to riscv/linux.git (for-next)
by Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>:

On Tue,  3 Jan 2023 16:27:32 -0800 you wrote:
> zap_page_range was originally designed to unmap pages within an address
> range that could span multiple vmas.  While working on [1], it was
> discovered that all callers of zap_page_range pass a range entirely within
> a single vma.  In addition, the mmu notification call within zap_page
> range does not correctly handle ranges that span multiple vmas.  When
> crossing a vma boundary, a new mmu_notifier_range_init/end call pair
> with the new vma should be made.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - mm: remove zap_page_range and create zap_vma_pages
    https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/e9adcfecf572

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