[PATCH] run flush_cache_page while pte is valid
Patch from Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> On some architectures (cachetlb.txt gives HyperSparc as an example) it is essential to flush_cache_page while pte is still valid: the rmap VM diverged from the base 2.4 VM before that fix was made, so this error has crept back into 2.5. Patch below applies to 2.5.47 or 2.5.47-mm1 - needs more work over shared pagetables, but they've silently fallen out of 2.5.47-mm1: oversight? I'll send Alan the equivalent for 2.4-ac shortly. (I wonder, what happens if userspace now modifies the page after the flush_cache_page, before the pte is invalidated?)
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