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Re: CVS commit: src/sys/uvm



yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost (YAMAMOTO Takashi) wrote:
> > Right, uvm_anon_locklaonpg() dance can happen only in O->A case.
> > However, having uvm_anfree() able to release the lock by its interface
> > definition is potentially defective.  It is the main motivation why I
> > want to slightly rework the code into uvm_anon_freelst() which would
> > always drop the lock and move freeing of anons to the end point.
> > Cleaner, less error prone.
> 
> the committed change seems broken in case uvm_anon_dispose sets
> PG_RELEASED. in that case, uvm_anon_freelst should leave the anon as it
> will be freed by uvm_anon_release later.

Right.  Fix committed.

Do we have a better regression test to trigger PG_RELEASED cases?

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Mindaugas


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