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To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] Arch option to touch newly allocated pages 
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From: Jeff Dike <jdike@karaya.com>
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hpa@zytor.com said:
> So why, then, phrase this as a feature request??? 

Because it requires a hook in the generic kernel allocator that UML can
use to make sure that all allocated pages are backed on the host.

				Jeff

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