>From linux/kernel/ptrace.c, access_one_page():
> flush_cache_page(vma, addr);
>
> if (write) {
> maddr = kmap(page);
> memcpy(maddr + (addr & ~PAGE_MASK), buf, len);
> flush_page_to_ram(page);
> flush_icache_page(vma, page);
> kunmap(page);
> } else {
> maddr = kmap(page);
> memcpy(buf, maddr + (addr & ~PAGE_MASK), len);
> flush_page_to_ram(page);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> kunmap(page);
> }
Is this flush required?
The memcpy read from the mapping, it didn't write.
--
Manfred
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