Re: 2.6.22 -mm merge plans -- vm bugfixes

[Andrew Morton]

On Tue, 01 May 2007 18:44:07 +1000 Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >  mm-simplify-filemap_nopage.patch
> >  mm-fix-fault-vs-invalidate-race-for-linear-mappings.patch
> >  mm-merge-populate-and-nopage-into-fault-fixes-nonlinear.patch
> >  mm-merge-nopfn-into-fault.patch
> >  convert-hugetlbfs-to-use-vm_ops-fault.patch
> >  mm-remove-legacy-cruft.patch
> >  mm-debug-check-for-the-fault-vs-invalidate-race.patch
> 
> >  mm-fix-clear_page_dirty_for_io-vs-fault-race.patch
> 
> > Miscish MM changes.  Will merge, dependent upon what still applies and works
> > if the moveable-zone patches get stalled.
> 
> These fix some bugs in the core vm, at least the former one we have
> seen numerous people hitting in production...
> 
> I don't suppose you mean these are logically dependant on new features
> sitting below them in your patch stack, just that you don't want to
> spend time fixing a lot of rejects?

It'll probably be OK - I just haven't checked yet.  I'm fairly handy at
fixing rejects nowadays ;)


Nobody seems to be taking up this opportunity to provide us with review
and test results on the antifrag patches.

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