Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:34:49 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: "Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: david@gibson.dropbear.id.au, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       kenneth.w.chen@intel.com, yanmin.zhang@intel.com, davem@davemloft.net,
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       lethal@linux-sh.org, kkojima@rr.iij4u.or.jp, tony.luck@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Enable mprotect on huge pages
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"Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > 2.6.16-rc3 uses hugetlb on-demand paging, but it doesn_t support hugetlb
>  > > > > mprotect. My patch against 2.6.16-rc3 enables this capability.
> 
>  Based on David's comments, I worked out a new patch against 2.6.16-rc4.
>  Thank David.
> 

Please always send an updated changelog when sending an updated patch. 
Otherwise I have to go trolling back through the email thread to find it,
then work out what needs to be changed.

> 
>  I tested it on i386/x86_64/ia64. Who could help test it on other
>  platforms, such like PPC64?

I can do that - please send me your test app?
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