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Re: PATCH - bug in vfree

To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
Subject: Re: PATCH - bug in vfree
From: Neil Booth <NeilB@earthling.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 21:14:36 +0900
CC: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-mm@kvack.org
Organization: ...
References: <36CEA095.D5EA37B5@earthling.net>
Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org

Neil Booth wrote:

> More deeply:- Close inspection of get_vm_area reveals that
> (intentionally?) it does NOT insist there be a cushion page behind a VMA
> that is placed in front of a previously-allocated VMA, it ONLY
> guarantees that a cushion page lies in front of newly-allocated VMAs.

Sorry, this is not correct (mistook < for <=). The bug report is
correct, though.

Neil.
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