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Date:   Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:46:51 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To:     Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@rivosinc.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH -fixes] mm: Add a call to flush_cache_vmap() in
 vmap_pfn()
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On Wed,  9 Aug 2023 18:46:33 +0200 Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@rivosinc.com> wrote:

> flush_cache_vmap() must be called after new vmalloc mappings are
> installed in the page table in order to allow architectures to make sure
> the new mapping is visible.

Thanks.  What are the user-visible effects of this bug?