From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 1A9ryP-0003jw-00 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:10:21 -0700 Received: from lakshmi.addtoit.com ([198.99.130.6] helo=lakshmi.solana.com) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1A9ryI-0005HF-Nh for User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:10:15 -0700 Received: from ccure.karaya.com (lakshmi.solana.com [127.0.0.1]) by lakshmi.solana.com (8.11.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id h9FJxGj12772 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:59:17 -0400 Message-Id: <200310152013.h9FKDt4f028934@ccure.karaya.com> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] filemap feature 2.4.22-5um In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Oct 2003 22:58:34 -0000." References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Jeff Dike Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:13:55 -0400 To: Steve Schmidtke Cc: User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net steve_schmidtke@hotmail.com said: > ISSUE: The UML will panic if it runs out of /proc/mm fds. This won't be an issue with the skas4 patch, which uses a system call to get new address spaces. > TODO: Make the filemap lookup routine re-entrant safe. Before you go wild with locking, look at the callers and see if they are re-entrant. This obviously won't work for things that are called from all over the place, but if something is called from one place that is itself locked, then you don't need to worry about it. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel