Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/mm: only do a local TLB flush in ptep_set_access_flags()

From: Rik van Riel
Date: Fri Oct 26 2012 - 15:14:22 EST


On 10/26/2012 02:49 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The function ptep_set_access_flags() is only ever invoked to upgrade
access permissions on a PTE

Same deal. Please don't call these "access permissions". That confuses
the issue.

I can change the text of the changelog, however it looks
like do_wp_page does actually use ptep_set_access_flags
to set the write bit in the pte...

I guess both need to be reflected in the changelog text
somehow?
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