From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261220AbVFVX4G (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:56:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261689AbVFVX4G (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:56:06 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:22495 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261220AbVFVXya (ORCPT ); Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:54:30 -0400 Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:54:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Rik Van Riel X-X-Sender: riel@chimarrao.boston.redhat.com To: Stuart_Hayes@Dell.com cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: page allocation/attributes question (i386/x86_64 specific) In-Reply-To: <7A8F92187EF7A249BF847F1BF4903C040240AE3C@ausx2kmpc103.aus.amer.dell.com> Message-ID: References: <7A8F92187EF7A249BF847F1BF4903C040240AE3C@ausx2kmpc103.aus.amer.dell.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 Stuart_Hayes@Dell.com wrote: > My question is this: when split_large_page() is called, should it make > the other 511 PTEs inherit the page attributes from the large page (with > the exception of PAGE_PSE, obviously)? I suspect it should. -- The Theory of Escalating Commitment: "The cost of continuing mistakes is borne by others, while the cost of admitting mistakes is borne by yourself." -- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics