Re: [PATCH] dax: Release PMD lock even when there is no PMD support in DAX

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On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 02:38:39PM +0100, Jan H. Schönherr wrote:
> The function follow_pte_pmd() can theoretically return after having
> acquired a PMD lock, even when DAX was not compiled with
> CONFIG_FS_DAX_PMD.

I don't think it can.  How would a PMD entry get into a DAX VMA if we
compiled the kernel without CONFIG_FS_DAX_PMD?




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