flush icache if VM_EXEC in flush_cache_page
Russell King - ARM Linux
linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Thu Mar 25 12:36:04 EDT 2010
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:35:46PM +0800, anfei wrote:
> There is a little difference of flushing icache between flush_cache_page
> and flush_cache_range, why not make them the same? I think they have
> the very similar semantic except the range. If the vma is VM_EXEC, we
> should flush the icache no matter what cache type, and if it's not,
> then it's not necessary. Is it right?
Are you seeing a problem which is fixed by this patch, or is this just
theory?
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