Re: remap_file_pages() use

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Mon May 26 2014 - 09:47:29 EST


Jeff Smith wrote:
> OK, I misinterpreted "the overlapped part of the mapping(s) will be
> discarded" as discarding the -new- mappings. My objections about
> needing a replacement for remap_file_pages() are gone, but my concerns
> about existing code still remain.

As I said, emulation will be there for long time. With warning in dmesg.
The emulation is interface-compatible, but slower in some cases (not
your's).

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Kirill A. Shutemov
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