Re: [PATCH] dax: Fix missed PMD wakeups
From: Dan Williams
Date: Wed Jul 03 2019 - 13:01:54 EST
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 5:17 AM Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 03, 2019 at 12:24:54AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> > This fix may increase waitqueue contention, but a fix for that is saved
> > for a larger rework. In the meantime this fix is suitable for -stable
> > backports.
>
> I think this is too big for what it is; just the two-line patch to stop
> incorporating the low bits of the PTE would be more appropriate.
Sufficient, yes, "appropriate", not so sure. All those comments about
pmd entry size are stale after this change.