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Documentation: x86: fix spelling mistakes

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Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom <eric@engestrom.ch>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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Eric Engestrom 2016-04-25 07:37:06 +01:00 committed by Jonathan Corbet
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@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ A: MPX-enabled application will possibly create a lot of bounds tables in
If we were to preallocate them for the 128TB of user virtual address If we were to preallocate them for the 128TB of user virtual address
space, we would need to reserve 512TB+2GB, which is larger than the space, we would need to reserve 512TB+2GB, which is larger than the
entire virtual address space today. This means they can not be reserved entire virtual address space today. This means they can not be reserved
ahead of time. Also, a single process's pre-popualated bounds directory ahead of time. Also, a single process's pre-populated bounds directory
consumes 2GB of virtual *AND* physical memory. IOW, it's completely consumes 2GB of virtual *AND* physical memory. IOW, it's completely
infeasible to prepopulate bounds directories. infeasible to prepopulate bounds directories.
@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ A: This would work if we could hook the site of each and every memory
these calls. these calls.
Q: Could a bounds fault be handed to userspace and the tables allocated Q: Could a bounds fault be handed to userspace and the tables allocated
there in a signal handler intead of in the kernel? there in a signal handler instead of in the kernel?
A: mmap() is not on the list of safe async handler functions and even A: mmap() is not on the list of safe async handler functions and even
if mmap() would work it still requires locking or nasty tricks to if mmap() would work it still requires locking or nasty tricks to
keep track of the allocation state there. keep track of the allocation state there.