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

[Thomas Hellström <thomas@tungstengraphics.com>]

Nick Piggin wrote:

> 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
>
>  
Thanks, Nick.

/Thomas.

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