Re: [PATCH] Add a text_poke syscall v2

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Fri Nov 29 2013 - 14:54:32 EST


Hi Oleg,

Thanks for finding all these problems.

> We are going to change this user page, it seems that we need
> set_page_dirty() ?

That's true. Will add it next rev.

>
> Andi, et al. I am going to discuss the things I do not really
> understand, probably this can't make any sense, but...

I think it's enough to set the dirty bit in the underlying
struct page, no need to play games with the PTE.

-Andi

--
ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Speaking for myself only.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/