Re: Replace nopage() / nopfn() with fault()

On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 04:02:08PM +0100, Thomas Hellström wrote:
> Nick,
> 
> We're working to slowly get the new DRM memory manager into the 
> mainstream kernel.
> This means we have a need for the page fault handler patch you wrote 
> some time ago.
> I guess we could take the no_pfn() route, but that would need a check 
> for racing
> unmap_mapping_range(), and other problems may arise.
> 
> What is the current status and plans for inclusion of the fault() code?

Hi Thomas,

fault should have gone in already, but the ordering of my patchset was
a little bit unfortunate :P

I will submit them to Andrew later today.

Nick

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