Re: [RFC PATCH 5/6] zsmalloc: introduce handle mapping API

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On (25/01/28 00:49), Yosry Ahmed wrote:
> > Preemption is disabled via zspage-s rwlock_t - zs_map_object() returns
> > with it being locked and it's being unlocked in zs_unmap_object().  Then
> > the function disables pagefaults and per-CPU local lock (protects per-CPU
> > vm-area) additionally disables preemption.
> 
> Right, I meant it does not always disable page faults.

I'll add "sometimes" :)

[..]
> Anyway, if this function will be removed soon then it's not worth
> revisiting it now.

Ack.




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