From: David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] SMP TLB flushes
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:56:44 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ia64-105590678205430@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-ia64-105590678205428@msgid-missing>
>>>>> On Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:57:11 +0200, Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com> said:
Manfred> * could you add a big warning to start_lazy_tlb
Manfred> [kernel/exit.c] that the function is unsafe? Both ppc and
Manfred> ia64 scan the task list and assume that they can find each
Manfred> mm_struct. If someone actually uses start_lazy_tlb, then
Manfred> that would be incorrect.
Why are you asking on the IA-64 list for this change? It's in a
platform-independent file so it's up to Linus to decide what to do
with that function. It's presently unused and if it's not safe, why
not get rid of it?
--david
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-08-31 18:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-08-31 17:57 [Linux-ia64] SMP TLB flushes Manfred Spraul
2000-08-31 18:40 ` Stephan.Zeisset
2000-08-31 18:56 ` David Mosberger [this message]
2000-08-31 19:04 ` Rao, Goutham
2000-08-31 22:28 ` Manfred Spraul
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