From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Subject: Re: shm_alloc and friends
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 15:59:44 +0100 (BST)
In-Reply-To: <200005251436.PAA02081@raistlin.arm.linux.org.uk> from "Russell King" at May 25, 2000 03:36:16 PM
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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To: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
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> > > Problems:
> > >  - memsetting the vmalloced area to initialise the pte's.
> > >    (Note: pte_clear can't be used, because that is expected to be used
> > 
> > Sorry that breaks S/390. You cannot use memset here.
> 
> Suggestions on a fix for that?

Use pte_clear. That is the only valid way to do it. Im not sure I follow why
you cant use pte_clear in this case


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