Thomas Schoebel-Theuer <[email protected]> writes: > + > +/************************ mmu faking (provisionary) ***********************/ > + > +/* Kludge: our kernel threads will have no mm context, but need one > + * for stuff like ioctx_alloc() / aio_setup_ring() etc > + * which expect userspace resources. > + * We fake one. > + * TODO: factor out the userspace stuff from AIO such that > + * this fake is no longer necessary. > + * Even better: replace do_mmap() in AIO stuff by something > + * more friendly to kernelspace apps. > + */
That obviously has to be done before taking this patchkit any further. AFAIK the kernel already has totally usable internal AIO interfaces. -Andi -- [email protected] -- Speaking for myself only -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
