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Re: [PATCHv2 19/28] thp: run vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside i_mmap_rwsem

From "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCHv2 19/28] thp: run vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside i_mmap_rwsem
Date 2016-02-16 11:20 +0100
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 10:50:02AM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 02/11/2016 06:21 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > vma_addjust_trans_huge() splits pmd if it's crossing VMA boundary.
> > During split we munlock the huge page which requires rmap walk.
> > rmap wants to take the lock on its own.
> 
> Which lock are you talking about here?

i_mmap_rwsem. It's in patch subject. I'll update body.

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov

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[PATCHv2 19/28] thp: run vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside i_mmap_rwsem "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com> - 2016-02-11 15:30 +0100
  Re: [PATCHv2 19/28] thp: run vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside  i_mmap_rwsem Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> - 2016-02-12 20:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCHv2 19/28] thp: run vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside  i_mmap_rwsem "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com> - 2016-02-16 11:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCHv2 19/28] thp: run vma_adjust_trans_huge() outside  i_mmap_rwsem Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> - 2016-02-16 16:50 +0100

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