From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753587AbYAWMe5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:34:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751009AbYAWMet (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:34:49 -0500 Received: from relay1.sgi.com ([192.48.171.29]:57946 "EHLO relay.sgi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751761AbYAWMes (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:34:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:34:47 -0600 From: Robin Holt To: Andrea Arcangeli Cc: Robin Holt , Avi Kivity , Christoph Lameter , Izik Eidus , Andrew Morton , Nick Piggin , kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Benjamin Herrenschmidt , steiner@sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, daniel.blueman@quadrics.com, Hugh Dickins Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH] export notifier #1 Message-ID: <20080123123447.GI26420@sgi.com> References: <20080121125204.GJ6970@v2.random> <4795F9D2.1050503@qumranet.com> <20080122144332.GE7331@v2.random> <20080122200858.GB15848@v2.random> <20080122223139.GD15848@v2.random> <479716AD.5070708@qumranet.com> <20080123105246.GG26420@sgi.com> <20080123120446.GF15848@v2.random> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080123120446.GF15848@v2.random> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15+20070412 (2007-04-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Why don't you stick to mm+va and use get_user_pages and let the VM do > the swapins etc...? Our concern is also with memory protections for the physical page. Additionally, we need to support exporting of memory in a VM_PFNMAP address ranges (specifically, memory mapped using sgi_fetchop, uncached or cached mspec devices). Thanks, Robin From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Robin Holt Subject: Re: [PATCH] export notifier #1 Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:34:47 -0600 Message-ID: <20080123123447.GI26420@sgi.com> References: <20080121125204.GJ6970@v2.random> <4795F9D2.1050503@qumranet.com> <20080122144332.GE7331@v2.random> <20080122200858.GB15848@v2.random> <20080122223139.GD15848@v2.random> <479716AD.5070708@qumranet.com> <20080123105246.GG26420@sgi.com> <20080123120446.GF15848@v2.random> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Andrew Morton , Nick Piggin , linux-mm-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org, Benjamin Herrenschmidt , steiner-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Avi Kivity , kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, daniel.blueman-xqY44rlHlBpWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, Robin Holt , Hugh Dickins , Christoph Lameter To: Andrea Arcangeli Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080123120446.GF15848-lysg2Xt5kKMAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org > Why don't you stick to mm+va and use get_user_pages and let the VM do > the swapins etc...? Our concern is also with memory protections for the physical page. Additionally, we need to support exporting of memory in a VM_PFNMAP address ranges (specifically, memory mapped using sgi_fetchop, uncached or cached mspec devices). Thanks, Robin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:34:47 -0600 From: Robin Holt Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH] export notifier #1 Message-ID: <20080123123447.GI26420@sgi.com> References: <20080121125204.GJ6970@v2.random> <4795F9D2.1050503@qumranet.com> <20080122144332.GE7331@v2.random> <20080122200858.GB15848@v2.random> <20080122223139.GD15848@v2.random> <479716AD.5070708@qumranet.com> <20080123105246.GG26420@sgi.com> <20080123120446.GF15848@v2.random> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080123120446.GF15848@v2.random> Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Return-Path: To: Andrea Arcangeli Cc: Robin Holt , Avi Kivity , Christoph Lameter , Izik Eidus , Andrew Morton , Nick Piggin , kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Benjamin Herrenschmidt , steiner@sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, daniel.blueman@quadrics.com, Hugh Dickins List-ID: > Why don't you stick to mm+va and use get_user_pages and let the VM do > the swapins etc...? Our concern is also with memory protections for the physical page. Additionally, we need to support exporting of memory in a VM_PFNMAP address ranges (specifically, memory mapped using sgi_fetchop, uncached or cached mspec devices). Thanks, Robin -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: email@kvack.org