On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 07:33:26AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote: > Is it acceptable to backport > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip.git;a=commitdiff;h=a73a040e3b18521f83e726abacc2f3992a148388 into the sid kernel? Will it show up in Linus tree any time soon? > The followup Xen patch is > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jeremy/xen.git;a=commitdiff;h=9be6abceadd654543648b799ae430f30e09959ac > and disables HIGHPTE when running under Xen. It prevents crashes under > load due to HIGHPTE races which cannot be otherwise (easily) avoided > under Xen. The commit message does not describe why, and it is not obvious to me. I'm not sure, but I think this should be possible to do via stable after both patches landed where they belong. Bastian -- I'm a soldier, not a diplomat. I can only tell the truth. -- Kirk, "Errand of Mercy", stardate 3198.9
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