Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Subject | Re: 2.6.19 file content corruption on ext3 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:39:14 +0100 |
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> Hmm, should we not flush after clearing the dirty bit? That is, why does > ptep_clear_flush_dirty() need a flush after clearing that bit? does it > leak through in the tlb copy?
afaics you need to 1) clear 2) flush 3) check and go to 1) if needed
to be race free.
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