Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Tuesday 16 October 2007 14:57, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> make_page_uptodate() is most hideous part I have run into. > >> It has to know details about other layers to now what not > >> to stomp. I think my incorrect simplification of this is what

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> make_page_uptodate() is most hideous part I have run into. >> It has to know details about other layers to now what not >> to stomp. I think my incorrect simplification of this is what messed >> things up, last round. > > Not really, it's just named

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Tuesday 16 October 2007 13:14, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Monday 15 October 2007 19:16, Andrew Morton wrote: > >> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > >> > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Monday 15 October 2007 19:16, Andrew Morton wrote: >> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: >> > > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch.

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric W. Biederman) writes: > Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Monday 15 October 2007 19:05, Christian Borntraeger wrote: >>> Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: >>> > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: >>> > > Andrew, this

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Monday 15 October 2007 19:05, Christian Borntraeger wrote: >> Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: >> > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: >> > > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit >>

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Monday 15 October 2007 19:16, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > > > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit > > > unmaintained, so decided

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Monday 15 October 2007 19:05, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: > > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > > > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit > > > unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit > > unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you :-). > > I have CCed Ted, who did

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Christian Borntraeger
Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: > On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit > > unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you :-). > > I have CCed Ted, who did work on the code in the 90s.

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: > Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit > unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you :-). > I have CCed Ted, who did work on the code in the 90s. I found no current > email address of Chad Page. This

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you :-). I have CCed Ted, who did work on the code in the 90s. I found no current email address of Chad Page. This really

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Christian Borntraeger
Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you :-). I have CCed Ted, who did work on the code in the 90s. I found

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you :-). I have CCed Ted, who did work on the

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Monday 15 October 2007 19:05, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit unmaintained, so decided to sent the patch to you

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Monday 15 October 2007 19:16, Andrew Morton wrote: On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit unmaintained, so decided to sent the

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 15 October 2007 19:05, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a bit

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric W. Biederman) writes: Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 15 October 2007 19:05, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Nick Piggin: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 15 October 2007 19:16, Andrew Morton wrote: On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote: Andrew, this is a resend of a bugfix patch. Ramdisk seems a

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Tuesday 16 October 2007 13:14, Eric W. Biederman wrote: Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Monday 15 October 2007 19:16, Andrew Morton wrote: On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:06:19 +1000 Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 15 October 2007 18:28, Christian Borntraeger wrote:

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Eric W. Biederman
Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: make_page_uptodate() is most hideous part I have run into. It has to know details about other layers to now what not to stomp. I think my incorrect simplification of this is what messed things up, last round. Not really, it's just named funny. That's

Re: [PATCH resend] ramdisk: fix zeroed ramdisk pages on memory pressure

2007-10-15 Thread Nick Piggin
On Tuesday 16 October 2007 14:57, Eric W. Biederman wrote: Nick Piggin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: make_page_uptodate() is most hideous part I have run into. It has to know details about other layers to now what not to stomp. I think my incorrect simplification of this is what messed