Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Aug 2019 08:53:17 -0300 | From | Jason Gunthorpe <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH V2 7/9] vhost: do not use RCU to synchronize MMU notifier with worker |
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On Sun, Aug 04, 2019 at 04:07:17AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > > Also, why can't this just permanently GUP the pages? In fact, where > > > > does it put_page them anyhow? Worrying that 7f466 adds a get_user page > > > > but does not add a put_page?? > > > > You didn't answer this.. Why not just use GUP? > > > > Jason > > Sorry I misunderstood the question. Permanent GUP breaks lots of > functionality we need such as THP and numa balancing.
Really? It doesn't look like that many pages are involved..
Jason
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