Re: Is: x86: mm: Fix vmalloc_fault oops during lazy MMU updates Was:Re: [PATCH] mm/x86: Flush lazy MMU when DEBUG_PAGEALLOC is set

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Thu Feb 28 2013 - 11:22:44 EST


On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:20:20AM -0500, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> On 02/28/2013 11:10 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> >On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 07:53:44AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >>At the very least we should have an early filter for the **COMMON!**
> >>case that we are not on a PV platform.
> >... or, patch it out with the alternatives on baremetal, as Steven
> >suggested.
> >
> I think making a check for paravirt_enabled() is safe enough. I'll
> send a patch shortly.

Why not make it absolutely for free?

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Boris.

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