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Subject: Re: [PATCH] rdma: don't make pages writeable if not requiested
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:21:50 -0600
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On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 07:15:25PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:

> No because application does this:
> init page
> 
> ...
> 
> after a lot of time
> 
> ..
> 
> register
> send
> unregister
> 
> so it can not be read only.

mprotect(READONLY)
register
send
unregister
mprotect(WRITABLE)

?

With something like GIFT the app already has to give up writing to the
pages while they are moving, so changing the protection seems in line
with that?

Jason
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