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DateMon, 31 Dec 2001 11:28:31 -0800
FromAndrew Morton <>
SubjectRe: [patch] Prefetching file_read_actor()
Manfred Spraul wrote:
> 
> BUT: Prefetch doesn't preload the TLB. If the TLB entry for the kmap is
> not in the TLB, all prefetch instructions are treated as nops.(on pIII).

umm..  That will be the case practically 100% of the time in this
application, won't it?

Looks like you'll need to do a __get_user() against the page to
populate the tlb.  We're going to need it in the copy_to_user()
anyway, so the cost is negligible.


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