Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262194AbVDRUFv (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:05:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262195AbVDRUFv (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:05:51 -0400 Received: from pentafluge.infradead.org ([213.146.154.40]:21980 "EHLO pentafluge.infradead.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262194AbVDRUFq (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:05:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC][0/4] InfiniBand userspace verbs implementation From: Arjan van de Ven To: Timur Tabi Cc: Roland Dreier , Troy Benjegerdes , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, openib-general@openib.org In-Reply-To: <426411C2.5040703@ammasso.com> References: <200544159.Ahk9l0puXy39U6u6@topspin.com> <20050411142213.GC26127@kalmia.hozed.org> <52mzs51g5g.fsf@topspin.com> <4263DBBF.9040801@ammasso.com> <1113840973.6274.84.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <4263DF70.2060702@ammasso.com> <1113853240.6274.99.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <426411C2.5040703@ammasso.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:05:42 +0200 Message-Id: <1113854742.6274.101.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.4 (2.0.4-2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 3.7 (+++) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 2.63 on pentafluge.infradead.org summary: Content analysis details: (3.7 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 1.1 RCVD_IN_DSBL RBL: Received via a relay in list.dsbl.org [] 2.5 RCVD_IN_DYNABLOCK RBL: Sent directly from dynamic IP address [80.57.133.107 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] 0.1 RCVD_IN_SORBS RBL: SORBS: sender is listed in SORBS [80.57.133.107 listed in dnsbl.sorbs.net] X-SRS-Rewrite: SMTP reverse-path rewritten from by pentafluge.infradead.org See http://www.infradead.org/rpr.html Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 750 Lines: 18 On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 15:00 -0500, Timur Tabi wrote: > Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > you should since that physical page can be reused, say by a root > > process, and you'd be majorly screwed > > I don't understand what you mean by "reused". The whole point behind pinning the memory > is that it stays where it is. It doesn't get moved around and it doesn't get swapped out. > you just said that you didn't care that it got munlock'd. So you don't care that it gets freed either. And then reused. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/