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From:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
To:     James Hogan <james.hogan@imgtec.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/30] mm: Export init_mm for MIPS KVM use of pgd_alloc()
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On Fri, Jan 06, 2017 at 01:32:33AM +0000, James Hogan wrote:

> Export the init_mm symbol to GPL modules so that MIPS KVM can use
> pgd_alloc() to create GVA page directory tables for trap & emulate mode,
> which runs guest code in user mode. On MIPS pgd_alloc() is implemented
> inline and refers to init_mm in order to copy kernel address space
> mappings into the new page directory.

Ackedy-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>

  Ralf