Merge tag 'v3.8-rc3' into v4l_for_linus

Linux 3.8-rc3

* tag 'v3.8-rc3': (11110 commits)
  Linux 3.8-rc3
  mm: reinstante dropped pmd_trans_splitting() check
  cred: Remove tgcred pointer from struct cred
  drm/ttm: fix fence locking in ttm_buffer_object_transfer
  ARM: clps711x: Fix bad merge of clockevents setup
  ARM: highbank: save and restore L2 cache and GIC on suspend
  ARM: highbank: add a power request clear
  ARM: highbank: fix secondary boot and hotplug
  ARM: highbank: fix typos with hignbank in power request functions
  ARM: dts: fix highbank cpu mpidr values
  ARM: dts: add device_type prop to cpu nodes on Calxeda platforms
  drm/prime: drop reference on imported dma-buf come from gem
  xen/netfront: improve truesize tracking
  ARM: mx5: Fix MX53 flexcan2 clock
  ARM: OMAP2+: am33xx-hwmod: Fix wrongly terminated am33xx_usbss_mpu_irqs array
  sctp: fix Kconfig bug in default cookie hmac selection
  EDAC: Cleanup device deregistering path
  EDAC: Fix EDAC Kconfig menu
  EDAC: Fix kernel panic on module unloading
  ALSA: hda - add mute LED for HP Pavilion 17 (Realtek codec)
  ...

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
index 8573b83a63d..e27fbf887f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void pgd_dtor(pgd_t *pgd)
  * against pageattr.c; it is the unique case in which a valid change
  * of kernel pagetables can't be lazily synchronized by vmalloc faults.
  * vmalloc faults work because attached pagetables are never freed.
- * -- wli
+ * -- nyc
  */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ void pgd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd)
 	free_page((unsigned long)pgd);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Used to set accessed or dirty bits in the page table entries
+ * on other architectures. On x86, the accessed and dirty bits
+ * are tracked by hardware. However, do_wp_page calls this function
+ * to also make the pte writeable at the same time the dirty bit is
+ * set. In that case we do actually need to write the PTE.
+ */
 int ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			  unsigned long address, pte_t *ptep,
 			  pte_t entry, int dirty)
@@ -310,7 +317,6 @@ int ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (changed && dirty) {
 		*ptep = entry;
 		pte_update_defer(vma->vm_mm, address, ptep);
-		flush_tlb_page(vma, address);
 	}
 
 	return changed;