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    SubjectRe: [patch 2/6] mmu_notifier: Callbacks to invalidate address ranges
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    > > Also, what we are going to need here are not skeleton drivers
    > > that just do all the *easy* bits (of registering their callbacks),
    > > but actual fully working examples that do everything that any
    > > real driver will need to do. If not for the sanity of the driver
    > > writer, then for the sanity of the VM developers (I don't want
    > > to have to understand xpmem or infiniband in order to understand
    > > how the VM works).
    >
    > There are 3 different drivers that can already use it but the code is
    > complex and not easy to review. Skeletons are easy to allow people to get
    > started with it.


    I posted the full GRU driver late last week. It is a lot of
    code & somewhat difficult to understand w/o access to full chip
    specs (sorry). The code is fairly well commented & the
    parts related to TLB management should be understandable.




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