Re: [PATCH 16/32] x86, mm: simplify get_user_pages() PTE bit handling

From	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH 16/32] x86, mm: simplify get_user_pages() PTE bit handling
Date	2015-12-14 21:00 +0100
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On Mon, 14 Dec 2015, Dave Hansen wrote:
> The current get_user_pages() code is a wee bit more complicated
> than it needs to be for pte bit checking.  Currently, it establishes
> a mask of required pte _PAGE_* bits and ensures that the pte it
> goes after has all those bits.
> 
> This consolidates the three identical copies of this code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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[PATCH 16/32] x86, mm: simplify get_user_pages() PTE bit handling Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net> - 2015-12-14 20:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 16/32] x86, mm: simplify get_user_pages() PTE bit  handling Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-12-14 21:00 +0100

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