Re: [PATCH 1/2] dax: Remove access to page->index

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Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> This looks like a complete mess (why are we setting page->index at page
> fault time?)

Full story in Alistair's patches, but this a side effect of bypassing
the page allocator for instantiating file-backed mappings.

> but I no longer care about DAX, and there's no reason to
> let DAX hold us back from removing page->index.

Question is whether to move ahead with this now and have Alistair
rebase, or push ahead with getting Alistair's series into -next? I am
hoping that Alistair's series can move ahead this cycle, but still
catching up on the latest after the holiday break.




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