Re: [PATCH 16/20] swsusp: do not use virt_to_page on kernel data address

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Thu Mar 08 2007 - 06:45:26 EST


Hi!

> > > o virt_to_page() call should be used on kernel linear addresses and not
> > > on kernel text and data addresses. Swsusp code uses it on kernel data
> > > (statically allocated swsusp_header).
> > >
> > > o Allocate swsusp_header dynamically so that virt_to_page() can be used
> > > safely.
> > >
> > > o I am changing this because in next few patches, __pa() on x86_64 will
> > > no longer support kernel text and data addresses and hibernation breaks.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > (I assume this was tested, too?)
>
> Yes. I have tested this and it works fine.

ACK from me, then.
Pavel
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