Re: [RFC] atomic pte updates for x86 smp
From: Ingo Molnar <hidden>
Date: 2000-10-12 10:05:48
From: Ingo Molnar <hidden>
Date: 2000-10-12 10:05:48
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, David S. Miller wrote:
clear neither user-space pgds, nor user-space pmds in PAE mode Eh? munmap() --> clear_page_tables() --> free_one_pgd() --> pgd_clear
you are right, i was focused too much on the swapping case. I dont think munmap() is a problem in the PAE case. pgd_clear() should stay a 64-bit operation (like in Ben's patch) because we could get a legitimate TLB flush between two 32-bit writes. (the 4 pgd entries are otherwise cached in the CPU core, only TLB flushes reload them.) Ingo -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux.eu.org/Linux-MM/