Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: Further shrink ifdef sections in fault.c

From: Henry Nestler
Date: Wed Apr 23 2008 - 03:19:58 EST


Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> + if (!(address >= VMALLOC_START && address < VMALLOC_END))
>> + return -1;
>
> ah, this explains the weird chunk in your other patch.

Why this is not in x86_32?

Please see my other mail "x86: endless page faults in mount_block_root
for Linux 2.6", with problem without this check.

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Henry N.
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