Re: [PATCH v1 00/11] mm: rewrite pfnmap tracking and remove VM_PAT

[David Hildenbrand]

> > There will be some clash with [1], but nothing that cannot be sorted out
> > easily by moving the functions added to kernel/fork.c to wherever the vma
> > bits will live.
> >
> > Briefly tested with some basic /dev/mem test I crafted. I want to convert
> > them to selftests, but that might or might not require a bit of
> > more work (e.g., /dev/mem accessibility).
>
> So for the x86 bits, once it passes review by the fine MM folks:
>
>    Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

> And I suppose this rewrite will be carried in -mm?

Yes, will make conflicts with Lorenzo's work easier to resolve (in 
whatever order this ends up going in). I suspect there are not many PAT 
related things on the horizon.

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb