Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] mm: madvise: implement lightweight guard page mechanism

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Wed Oct 23 2024 - 19:12:20 EST

Next message: Nir Lichtman: "[PATCH] KASLR: Properly injest nokaslr on x86 to avoid passing it to init process"
Previous message: Rodrigo Gobbi: "[PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: change remaining printk to proper api"
In reply to: Lorenzo Stoakes: "[PATCH v3 3/5] mm: madvise: implement lightweight guard page mechanism"
Next in thread: Lorenzo Stoakes: "[PATCH v3 5/5] selftests/mm: add self tests for guard page feature"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:24:40 +0100 Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We permit this operation on anonymous memory only

What is the reason for this restriction?

(generally, it would be nice to include the proposed manpage update at
this time, so people can review it while the code change is fresh in
their minds)

Next message: Nir Lichtman: "[PATCH] KASLR: Properly injest nokaslr on x86 to avoid passing it to init process"
Previous message: Rodrigo Gobbi: "[PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: change remaining printk to proper api"
In reply to: Lorenzo Stoakes: "[PATCH v3 3/5] mm: madvise: implement lightweight guard page mechanism"
Next in thread: Lorenzo Stoakes: "[PATCH v3 5/5] selftests/mm: add self tests for guard page feature"
Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]