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Diffstat (limited to 'mm/ksm.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/ksm.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -1052,8 +1052,13 @@ static int write_protect_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page *page, * So we clear the pte and flush the tlb before the check * this assure us that no O_DIRECT can happen after the check * or in the middle of the check. + * + * No need to notify as we are downgrading page table to read + * only not changing it to point to a new page. + * + * See Documentation/vm/mmu_notifier.txt */ - entry = ptep_clear_flush_notify(vma, pvmw.address, pvmw.pte); + entry = ptep_clear_flush(vma, pvmw.address, pvmw.pte); /* * Check that no O_DIRECT or similar I/O is in progress on the * page @@ -1136,7 +1141,13 @@ static int replace_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page *page, } flush_cache_page(vma, addr, pte_pfn(*ptep)); - ptep_clear_flush_notify(vma, addr, ptep); + /* + * No need to notify as we are replacing a read only page with another + * read only page with the same content. + * + * See Documentation/vm/mmu_notifier.txt + */ + ptep_clear_flush(vma, addr, ptep); set_pte_at_notify(mm, addr, ptep, newpte); page_remove_rmap(page, false); |