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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mm: Keep memory type same on DEVMEM Page-Fault
On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:39:44 -0700 Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:22:36 -0700 Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:37:50 +0800 "buddy.zhang" <buddy.zhang@biscuitos.cn> wrote:
> >
> > > On X86 architecture, supports memory type on Page-table, such as
> > > PTE is PAT/PCD/PWD, which can setup up Memory Type as WC/WB/WT/UC etc.
> > > Then, Virtual address from userspace or kernel space can map to
> > > same physical page, if each page table has different memory type,
> > > then it's confused to have more memory type for same physical page.
> >
> > Thanks. Nobody has worked on this code for a long time. I'll cc a few
> > folks who may be able to comment.
> >
>
> Well that didn't go very well.
>
> Buddy, can you please explain what are the user-visible effects of the
> bug? Does the kernel crash? Memory corruption, etc? Thanks.
>

Anyone?

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