Subject: Re: [rfc][patch] remove nopage
From: Jon Masters <jonathan@jonmasters.org>
To: Nick Piggin <npiggin@suse.de>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:19:45 -0500
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On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 03:17 -0500, Jon Masters wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 02:56 +0100, Nick Piggin wrote:
> 
> > This is a patch to remove 'nopage' from the tree.
> 
> Interesting, but why now? What precipitated this?

Actually reading said patch and thinking helps. I'll go hide back under
my rock now...

What:  vm_ops.nopage
When:  Soon, provided in-kernel callers have been converted
Why:   This interface is replaced by vm_ops.fault, but it has been
       around forever, is used by a lot of drivers, and doesn't cost
       much to maintain.

Jon.


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