|> On 24 Jun 1998, Andreas Schwab wrote:
|> >
|> > What about the down() in the fault handler? It will usually be executed
|> > while the kernel lock is held. Or do i miss something?
|>
|> Actually, it will usually be executed with no lock held at all, as most
|> page faults by far happen from user mode..
This is true of course, what i wanted to say is that most of the
copy_{from,to}_user and {get,put}_user are executed while the kernel lock
is held.
Andreas.
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