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    SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC V2 16/17] [dax|pmem]: Enable stray write protection
    On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 12:20:55AM -0700, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
    > From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
    >
    > Protecting against stray writes is particularly important for PMEM
    > because, unlike writes to anonymous memory, writes to PMEM persists
    > across a reboot. Thus data corruption could result in permanent loss of
    > data. Therefore, there is no option presented to the user.
    >
    > Enable stray write protection by setting the flag in pgmap which
    > requests it. Note if Zone Device Access Protection not be supported
    > this flag will have no affect.

    The actual implementation is stray-access-protection, as noted ealier.
    This inconsisteny is throughout.

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