Re: [patch 2/5] mm: fault vs invalidate/truncate race fix

> Without looking at any code, perhaps we could instead run get_user_pages
> and copy the memory that way.

I have a deep hatred for get_user_pages().... maybe not totally rational
though :) It will also only work with things that are actually backed up
by struct page. Is that ok in your case ?

Ben.


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References:
- [rfc] 2.6.19-rc1-git5: consolidation of file backed fault handlers
  - From: Nick Piggin <[email protected]>
- [patch 2/5] mm: fault vs invalidate/truncate race fix
  - From: Nick Piggin <[email protected]>
- Re: [patch 2/5] mm: fault vs invalidate/truncate race fix
  - From: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
- Re: [patch 2/5] mm: fault vs invalidate/truncate race fix
  - From: Nick Piggin <[email protected]>

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