Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:17:08 -0800 (PST) | | From | Christoph Lameter <> | | Subject | Re: Extending mmu_notifiers to handle __xip_unmap in a sleepable context? | |
On Fri, 1 Feb 2008, Robin Holt wrote:
> Currently, it is calling mmu_notifier _begin and _end under the
> i_mmap_lock. I _THINK_ the following will make it so we could support
> __xip_unmap (although I don't recall ever seeing that done on ia64 and
> don't even know what the circumstances are for its use).
Its called under lock yes.
The problem with this fix is that we currently have the requirement that
the rmap invalidate_all call requires the pagelock to be held. That is not
the case here. So I used _begin/_end to skirt the issue.
If you do not need the Pagelock to be held (it holds off modifications on
the page!) then we are fine.
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