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From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@suse.de>
Subject: Re: pgd_alloc and [cd]tors
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:33:50 +0100
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Zachary Amsden wrote:

> No, it doesn't exist under PAE, since PAE uses a common pgd[3] therefore =

> the init_mm pgd never needs changing for large page / split page PD =

> transitions.  The code is there for non-PAE, but compiled out of the PAE =

> version.

That is fixable ;)

http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?f=3D05f527e88669;file=3Dpatche=
s/linux-2.6.16.29/pmd-shared.patch

cheers,

  Gerd

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