Re: [PATCH 1/6] freepgt: free_pgtables use vma list

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu Mar 31 2005 - 05:58:24 EST


> > Ok. I will change it to a VMA.
>
> Thanks. (It's only the 32-bit emulation case I'm caring about,

I did the patch now and it works, but due to some technical problems I can only
upload it next week. Surprisingly the new code is actually shorter
than the old one and cleaner too.

> that poses a problem for free_pgtables: I'm not sure whether you're
> meaning to VMA-ize the 64-bit one too, that's entirely up to you.)

64bit is beyond __PAGE_OFFSET and mapped by the kernel, there are no page
tables to free. I dont see any sense in making it a VMA.


-Andi
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