Re: [PATCH] fix swapin race condition

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On Sat, 18 Sep 2010, Andrea Arcangeli wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 07:31:57PM -0700, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> > 
> > Here's what I think can happen: you may shame me by shooting it down
> > immediately, but go ahead!
> 
> Can't shoot it. This definitely helped. My previous scenario only
> involved threads, so I was only thinking at threads...

Thanks a lot for going through it.

> > B ought to have checked that page1's swap was still swap1.
> 
> I suggest adding the explanation to the patch comment.

Absolutely: patch to Linus follows.

Hugh

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