On Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:06:07 +0930 Christopher Yeoh <cyeoh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > +static ssize_t process_vm_rw(pid_t pid, const struct iovec *lvec, > + unsigned long liovcnt, > + const struct iovec *rvec, > + unsigned long riovcnt, > + unsigned long flags, int vm_write) > +{ > > ... > > + if (!mm || (task->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) { Can a PF_KTHREAD thread have a non-zero ->mm? > + task_unlock(task); > + rc = -EINVAL; > + goto put_task_struct; > + } anyway, grumble. Please resend, cc'ing linux-kernel. Please also cc linux-man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and describe (within the changelog context) the plan for getting the manpages written. Please also cc linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and provide (within the changelog context) arch developers with the documentation and test code which will enable them to implement this and to verify it with minimal effort. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>