linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/35] x86, lmb: Add lmb_reserve_area_overlap

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Date:	Mon, 17 May 2010 11:53:40 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Yinghai <yinghai.lu@...cle.com>
CC:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/35] x86, lmb: Add lmb_reserve_area_overlap_ok()

On 05/17/2010 10:18 AM, Yinghai wrote:
>>
>> No. Both will hit 2.6.36. It's way too late to queue up such changes for
>> the 2.6.35 merge window which has already opened.
> 
> i have feeling that your new LMB code will hit 2.6.36. and
> x86 patches that is using to lmb will hit 2.6.37.
> 
> otherwise it will make more merge conflicts between tip and lmb.
> unless put your lmb change to tip?
> 

We can arrange for some way of dealing with this problem... this is not
an issue.

>> Why would it be "too long" ? I keep asking what the heck is going on
>> with having a time bomb on those patches and yet have to get a
>> satisfactory answer.
> 
> why are you thinking that there is time bomb in the patches?

You're the one that keeps saying "that is too long", but without
motivating the hurry.

	-hpa
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