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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...>

To: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...>

Cc: <a.p.zijlstra@...>, <salikhmetov@...>, <linux-mm@...>, <jakob@...>, <linux-kernel@...>, <valdis.kletnieks@...>, <riel@...>, <ksm@...>, <staubach@...>, <jesper.juhl@...>, <akpm@...>, <protasnb@...>, <r.e.wolff@...>, <hidave.darkstar@...>, <hch@...>

Subject: Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys_msync()

Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 8:11 pm

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
quoted text> 
> But I still think this approach should work.  Untested, might eat your
> children, so please don't apply to any kernel.

Yes, something like that should work.

The important part is to not do the "TestClearPageDirty()" separately, the 
rest of it can be done well enough.

		Linus
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[PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped file t..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Tue Jan 22, 7:21 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Randy Dunlap, (Fri Jan 25, 12:27 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Fri Jan 25, 12:40 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 5:26 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Wed Jan 23, 6:37 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 6:53 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 7:16 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Wed Jan 23, 8:25 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 4/4] The design document for memory-mapped fi..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 9:55 am)

[PATCH -v8 1/4] Massive code cleanup of sys_msync(), Anton Salikhmetov, (Tue Jan 22, 7:21 pm)

[PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys_msy..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Tue Jan 22, 7:21 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 1:05 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Nick Piggin, (Wed Jan 23, 9:36 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Matt Mackall, (Thu Jan 24, 2:56 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Peter Zijlstra, (Wed Jan 23, 1:41 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 3:35 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 3:55 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 5:00 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 5:16 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 5:36 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 8:05 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 8:11 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Hugh Dickins, (Wed Jan 23, 6:29 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 6:41 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Hugh Dickins, (Wed Jan 23, 8:03 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Wed Jan 23, 1:26 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 5:41 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Peter Zijlstra, (Wed Jan 23, 4:47 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Wed Jan 23, 8:53 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Peter Zijlstra, (Wed Jan 23, 4:51 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 5:34 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Miklos Szeredi, (Wed Jan 23, 5:51 am)

Re: [PATCH -v8 3/4] Enable the MS_ASYNC functionality in sys..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Wed Jan 23, 9:09 am)

[PATCH -v8 2/4] Update ctime and mtime for memory-mapped files, Anton Salikhmetov, (Tue Jan 22, 7:21 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 2/4] Update ctime and mtime for memory-mapped..., Linus Torvalds, (Wed Jan 23, 2:03 pm)

Re: [PATCH -v8 2/4] Update ctime and mtime for memory-mapped..., Anton Salikhmetov, (Wed Jan 23, 7:14 pm)

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