> > AS_CMTIME is only for the case, when the "file modified since the last > > msync" info is lost from the ptes, e.g. because of page reclaim. > > > > So it doesn't matter if AS_CMTIME is not set, is_page_modified() will > > provide the necessary barrier. > > The trouble is, we went from a pull to a push model, and now you're > adding pull code again. > > We have PG_dirty correct at all times, I think its no less reasonable to > have AS_CMTIME correct in the same fashion.
There's a very important difference. PG_dirty correctness is needed, because the _number_ of dirty pages needs to be accounted. But there is no such requirement for AS_CMTIME, nobody cares _how_many_ pages have been modified since the last msync() call. All we need to know is _if_ the file has been modified or not. Thanks, Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
