Quoting Joerg Roedel (2020-08-21 11:22:04)
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 10:54:22AM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > Ok. I thought it had to be after assigning the *ptep. If we apply the
> > sync first, do not have to worry about PGTBL_PTE_MODIFIED from the
> > *ptep?
>
> Hmm, if I understand the code
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 10:54:22AM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Ok. I thought it had to be after assigning the *ptep. If we apply the
> sync first, do not have to worry about PGTBL_PTE_MODIFIED from the
> *ptep?
Hmm, if I understand the code correctly, you are re-implementing some
generic
Quoting Joerg Roedel (2020-08-21 10:51:29)
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 09:50:08AM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > The alloc_vm_area() is another method for drivers to
> > vmap/map_kernel_range that uses apply_to_page_range() rather than the
> > direct vmalloc walkers. This is missing the page table
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 09:50:08AM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> The alloc_vm_area() is another method for drivers to
> vmap/map_kernel_range that uses apply_to_page_range() rather than the
> direct vmalloc walkers. This is missing the page table modification
> tracking, and the ability to
The alloc_vm_area() is another method for drivers to
vmap/map_kernel_range that uses apply_to_page_range() rather than the
direct vmalloc walkers. This is missing the page table modification
tracking, and the ability to synchronize the PTE updates afterwards.
Provide flush_vm_area() for the users
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