Re: [PATCH] mm: Introduce new function vm_insert_kmem_page

2018-10-02 Thread Michal Hocko
On Fri 28-09-18 17:57:17, Souptick Joarder wrote: > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 12:02 AM Michal Hocko wrote: > > > > On Thu 27-09-18 23:21:23, Souptick Joarder wrote: > > > vm_insert_kmem_page is similar to vm_insert_page and will > > > be used by drivers to map kernel (kmalloc/vmalloc/pages) > > > al

Re: [PATCH] mm: Introduce new function vm_insert_kmem_page

2018-10-02 Thread Souptick Joarder
Hi Michal, On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 5:57 PM Souptick Joarder wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 12:02 AM Michal Hocko wrote: > > > > On Thu 27-09-18 23:21:23, Souptick Joarder wrote: > > > vm_insert_kmem_page is similar to vm_insert_page and will > > > be used by drivers to map kernel (kmalloc/vm

Re: [PATCH] mm: Introduce new function vm_insert_kmem_page

2018-09-28 Thread Souptick Joarder
On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 12:02 AM Michal Hocko wrote: > > On Thu 27-09-18 23:21:23, Souptick Joarder wrote: > > vm_insert_kmem_page is similar to vm_insert_page and will > > be used by drivers to map kernel (kmalloc/vmalloc/pages) > > allocated memory to user vma. > > > > Previously vm_insert_page

Re: [PATCH] mm: Introduce new function vm_insert_kmem_page

2018-09-27 Thread Michal Hocko
On Thu 27-09-18 23:21:23, Souptick Joarder wrote: > vm_insert_kmem_page is similar to vm_insert_page and will > be used by drivers to map kernel (kmalloc/vmalloc/pages) > allocated memory to user vma. > > Previously vm_insert_page is used for both page fault > handlers and outside page fault handl

[PATCH] mm: Introduce new function vm_insert_kmem_page

2018-09-27 Thread Souptick Joarder
vm_insert_kmem_page is similar to vm_insert_page and will be used by drivers to map kernel (kmalloc/vmalloc/pages) allocated memory to user vma. Previously vm_insert_page is used for both page fault handlers and outside page fault handlers context. When vm_insert_page is used in page fault handler