> > But Peter Staubach says a RH custumer has files written thorugh mmap, > > which are not being backed up. > > Yes, I expect the backup problem is the major real-world hurt arising from > this bug. > > But I expect we could adequately plug that problem at munmap()-time. Or, > better, do_wp_page(). As I said - half-assed. > > It's a question if whether the backup problem is the only thing which is > hurting > in the real-world, or if people have other problems. > > (In fact, what's wrong with doing it in do_wp_page()?
It's rather more expensive, than just toggling a bit. Let me work on it a bit more. I think I can make the current patch more palatable. 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/
