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From: Kip Macy <kip.macy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug fix patch
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:05:15 -0700
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> Your proposal introduces a potantial SMP race, but we're discussing a
> better fix.
>=20
> However, I'm not entirely sure we want to fully support the behaviour
> that you are relying on. Why can't you pin the L2 page when its empty
> (as we do on Linux), before it contains the linear mapping?

I can and will. It was supported previously so I used it.

> why you can't just do the pinning earlier?
I can.

Per your request I've removed the change to mm.c in:
http://www.fsmware.com/xen/patches/050417/fixes