Re: flush_tlb_all in vmalloc.c

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On Mon, Jan 10, 2000 at 08:44:46AM -0800, Jim Garlick wrote:
> There is a flush_tlb_all() in vmalloc_area_pages() and vmfree_area_pages().
> Wouldn't it possible/desirable to change these to:
>
> flush_tlb_range(&init_mm, address, address+size)

flush_tlb_range is for user mappings. flush_tlb_all takes
care of kernel mappings as well.

r~

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