Oleg Nesterov wrote:
On 08/01, Dave Kleikamp wrote:
Isn't the page locked when calling remove_mapping()? It looks like
SetPageNoNewRefs & ClearPageNoNewRefs are called in safe places. Either
the page is locked, or it's newly allocated. I could have missed
something, though.
No, I think it is I who missed something, thanks.
Yeah, SetPageNoNewRefs is indeed called only under PageLocked or for
newly allocated pages. I should make a note about that, as it isn't
immediately clear.
Thanks
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