Re: [PATCH 1/1] MM: virtual address debug

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Jun 18 2008 - 08:12:59 EST



* Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add some (configurable) expensive sanity checking to catch wrong address
> translations on x86.
>
> - create linux/mmdebug.h file to be able include this file in
> asm headers to not get unsolvable loops in header files
> - __phys_addr on x86_32 became a function in ioremap.c since
> PAGE_OFFSET, is_vmalloc_addr and VMALLOC_* non-constasts are undefined
> if declared in page_32.h
> - add __phys_addr_const for initializing doublefault_tss.__cr3

applied, thanks Jiri. I have created a new tip/x86/mm-debug topic for
this because the patch touches mm/vmalloc.c and other MM bits.

Andrew, is that fine for you, can we push it into linux-next via
auto-x86-next if it passes testing?

Ingo
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