[PATCH] Proper fix for highmem kmap_atomic functions for VMI for 2.6.21
Since lazy MMU batching mode still allows interrupts to enter, it is
possible for interrupt handlers to try to use kmap_atomic, which fails when
lazy mode is active, since the PTE update to highmem will be delayed. The
best workaround is to issue an explicit flush in kmap_atomic_functions
case; this is the only way nested PTE updates can happen in the interrupt
handler.
Thanks to Jeremy Fitzhardinge for noting the bug and suggestions on a fix.
This patch gets reverted again when we start 2.6.22 and the bug gets fixed
differently.
Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@muc.de>
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h b/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
index 46dc34c..e63f1e44 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/paravirt.h
@@ -421,14 +421,17 @@
#define PARAVIRT_LAZY_NONE 0
#define PARAVIRT_LAZY_MMU 1
#define PARAVIRT_LAZY_CPU 2
+#define PARAVIRT_LAZY_FLUSH 3
#define __HAVE_ARCH_ENTER_LAZY_CPU_MODE
#define arch_enter_lazy_cpu_mode() paravirt_ops.set_lazy_mode(PARAVIRT_LAZY_CPU)
#define arch_leave_lazy_cpu_mode() paravirt_ops.set_lazy_mode(PARAVIRT_LAZY_NONE)
+#define arch_flush_lazy_cpu_mode() paravirt_ops.set_lazy_mode(PARAVIRT_LAZY_FLUSH)
#define __HAVE_ARCH_ENTER_LAZY_MMU_MODE
#define arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode() paravirt_ops.set_lazy_mode(PARAVIRT_LAZY_MMU)
#define arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode() paravirt_ops.set_lazy_mode(PARAVIRT_LAZY_NONE)
+#define arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode() paravirt_ops.set_lazy_mode(PARAVIRT_LAZY_FLUSH)
/* These all sit in the .parainstructions section to tell us what to patch. */
struct paravirt_patch {