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DateWed, 25 Jul 2007 15:43:10 +1000
FromNick Piggin <>
SubjectRe: 2.6.23-rc1 regression: mm: fix fault vs invalidate race for linear mappings
Dave Airlie wrote:
>>
>> Is this with a binary-only module? We saw an issue with that in SLES9
>> where the module is returning a locked page from its nopage handler
>> when it isn't really supposed to. It might be fixed in latest drivers,
>> have you tried them?
> 
> 
> Doesn't sound like it he mentions radeon drm module which is open...

OK. Well from the task trace, X is getting stuck on a locked page. And
as it is never getting unlocked, I'd be almost positive it comes from
a driver's nopage. I know some ATI driver did that in the past. Would
the radeon drm module do anything similar?

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SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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