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patch -> patches Re: [Xen-devel] bug fix patch

To: Ian Pratt <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: patch -> patches Re: [Xen-devel] bug fix patch
From: Kip Macy <kip.macy@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:49:08 -0700
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I've broken the patch down into three separate patches at:
http://www.fsmware.com/xen/patches/050418/

On 4/18/05, Kip Macy <kip.macy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Your proposal introduces a potantial SMP race, but we're discussing a
> > better fix.
> >
> > However, I'm not entirely sure we want to fully support the behaviour
> > that you are relying on. Why can't you pin the L2 page when its empty
> > (as we do on Linux), before it contains the linear mapping?
> 
> I can and will. It was supported previously so I used it.
> 
> > why you can't just do the pinning earlier?
> I can.
> 
> Per your request I've removed the change to mm.c in:
> http://www.fsmware.com/xen/patches/050417/fixes
>

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