On Tue, 2012-08-21 at 09:47 -0300, Rafael Aquini wrote: > + mapping = rcu_access_pointer(page->mapping); > + if (mapping) > + mapping = mapping->assoc_mapping; The comment near rcu_access_pointer() explicitly says: * Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit the * smp_read_barrier_depends() and keep the ACCESS_ONCE(). This is useful * when the value of this pointer is accessed, but the pointer is not * dereferenced, Yet you dereference the pointer... smells like fail to me. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization