Re: 2.6.23-rc1 regression: mm: fix fault vs invalidate race for linearmappings

[Nick Piggin]

Dave Airlie wrote:
> > Is this with a binary-only module? We saw an issue with that in SLES9
> > where the module is returning a locked page from its nopage handler
> > when it isn't really supposed to. It might be fixed in latest drivers,
> > have you tried them?
>
>
> Doesn't sound like it he mentions radeon drm module which is open...

OK. Well from the task trace, X is getting stuck on a locked page. And
as it is never getting unlocked, I'd be almost positive it comes from
a driver's nopage. I know some ATI driver did that in the past. Would
the radeon drm module do anything similar?

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