* David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@xxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:05:38 +0200 > > > Hmm these checks sound specific and hard to maintain. I think > > its best to give architectures the option whether to enable this > > check or not. > > No matter how the arch works in this area, there should be some > kind of sanity check. > > So, it probably makes sense to allow an arch to override the > validation function rather than turn the test completely off. I'm wondering how sparc32 handles core_kernel_text() & friends? Those functions already assume that the bits between _stext and _etext are all core kernel text and not generic pages freed back to the buddy. Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe sparclinux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
