Re: oops in copy_page_rep()

[Linus Torvalds]

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 5:04 AM, Hillf Danton <dhillf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hmm. Is there some reason we never need to worry about it for the
>> "pmd_numa()" case just above?
>>
>> A comment about this all might be a really good idea.
>>
> Yes Sir, added.

Heh. I was more thinking about why do_huge_pmd_wp_page() needs it, but
do_huge_pmd_numa_page() does not.

Also, do we actually need it for huge_pmd_set_accessed()? The
*placement* of that thing confuses me. And because it confuses me, I'd
like to understand it.

                  Linus
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