On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:39:58 +0200 Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The pte_same check is reliable only if the swap entry remains pinned > (by the page lock on swapcache). We've also to ensure the swapcache > isn't removed before we take the lock as try_to_free_swap won't care > about the page pin. What were the end-user-observeable effects of this bug? Do we think the fix should be backported into earlier kernels? Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>