Re: [patch 2.6.13-rc4] fix get_user_pages bug

Nick Piggin
2005-08-02T00:18:15Z

Linus Torvalds wrote:

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>On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Nick Piggin wrote:
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>>Not sure if this should be fixed for 2.6.13. It can result in
>>pagecache corruption: so I guess that answers my own question.
>>
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>Hell no.
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>This patch is clearly untested and must _not_ be applied:
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>

Yes, I meant that the problem should be fixed, not that the
patch should be applied straight away.

I wanted to get discussion going ASAP. Looks like it worked :)
I'll catch up on it now.

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