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From: Dave Hansen <dave@sr71.net>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, penguin-kernel@i-love.sakura.ne.jp,
	x86@kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	suresh.b.siddha@intel.com, khlebnikov@openvz.org,
	bhelgaas@google.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not try to sync identity map for non-mapped pages
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:33:12 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51632988.8070006@sr71.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51619FFF.30705@linux.intel.com>

On 04/07/2013 09:34 AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 04/07/2013 06:33 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> looks like we haven't whacked all the moles - I keep seeing this when
>> testing 32-bit builds in qemu on latest Linus + tip. I'd guess this is
>> still that /dev/mem accessing thing called wdm.
>>
>> I'm still wondering though whether we should BUG_ON on a /dev/mem
>> access?
> 
> We shouldn't, no.  /dev/mem really needs to be fixed along a bunch of
> axes.  Yes, it is privileged and extra creepy, but it should either work
> or it should fail cleanly.

I've got a set sitting around collecting dust that I've got to post.  It
should at least restore sanity for /dev/mem on x86.  I'll have it out
for some initial review tomorrow.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-04-08 20:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-03-07 16:31 [PATCH] do not try to sync identity map for non-mapped pages Dave Hansen
2013-03-07 21:59 ` [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Do " tip-bot for Dave Hansen
2013-03-07 22:05 ` [PATCH] do " Tetsuo Handa
2013-03-07 22:13   ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-04-07 13:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-04-07 16:34   ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-04-07 17:25     ` Borislav Petkov
2013-04-08 20:33     ` Dave Hansen [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-03-06 23:10 Dave Hansen
2013-03-07 10:19 ` Tetsuo Handa

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