Re: [PATCH v2 11/17] selftests/x86/ldt_gdt: Prepare for access bit forced

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On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> That seems to rather defeat the point of using a VMA, though.

There never was any point in using a VMA per se.

The point was always to just map the damn thing in the user page
tables, wasn't it?

The vma bit was just an implementation detail.

           Linus

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