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SubjectRe: [PATCH *] rmap VM, version 12
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, David S. Miller wrote:

> Actually, this is just using the pte_free_fast() and
> {get,free}_pgd_fast() functions on non-pae machines.
>
> Rofl, you can't just do that. The page tables cache caches the kernel
> mappings and if you don't update them properly on SMP you die.

Umm, this list just contains _freed_ page tables without
any mappings, right ?

If there is some specific magic I'm missing, could you
please point me to the code I'm overlooking ? ;)

> I am seeing reports of SMP failing with rmap12 but not previous
> patches. You need to revert this I think.

Actually, the cause for Badari's bugreport is much more
stupid. If it wasn't so stupid I bet I'd have found it
earlier...

regards,

Rik
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