Re: [PATCH v2] mm: Give kmap_lock before call flush_tlb_kernel_rang,avoid kmap_high deadlock.

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Jul 23 2024 - 20:26:16 EST


On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:18:32 +0800 zhangchun <zhang.chuna@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Very sorry to disturb! Just a friendly ping to check in on the status of the
> patch "Give kmap_lock before call flush_tlb_kernel_rang,avoid kmap_high deadlock.".
> Please let me know if there is any additional information from my side.
>

Please update the patch to include a code comment which explains why
we're dropping kmap_lock at this point. And please update the
changelog to explain why holding kmap_lock was not necessary at this
point and why this is a safe change. Then resend.