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Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2023 11:44:49 -0500
From:   Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
To:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: remove zap_page_range and create zap_vma_pages
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References: <20230104002732.232573-1-mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
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On Tue, Jan 03, 2023 at 04:27:32PM -0800, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> zap_page_range was originally designed to unmap pages within an address
> range that could span multiple vmas.  While working on [1], it was
> discovered that all callers of zap_page_range pass a range entirely within
> a single vma.  In addition, the mmu notification call within zap_page
> range does not correctly handle ranges that span multiple vmas.  When
> crossing a vma boundary, a new mmu_notifier_range_init/end call pair
> with the new vma should be made.
> 
> Instead of fixing zap_page_range, do the following:
> - Create a new routine zap_vma_pages() that will remove all pages within
>   the passed vma.  Most users of zap_page_range pass the entire vma and
>   can use this new routine.
> - For callers of zap_page_range not passing the entire vma, instead call
>   zap_page_range_single().
> - Remove zap_page_range.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20221114235507.294320-2-mike.kravetz@oracle.com/
> Suggested-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>

Acked-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>

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Peter Xu