linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] PCID and improved laziness

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Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:56:16 +0100
From:   Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] PCID and improved laziness

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 05:06:25PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > I'll push it all out when it passes testing.
> > > 
> > > If it's all super stable I plan to tempt Linus with a late merge window pull 
> > > request for all these preparatory patches. (Unless he objects that is. Hint, hint.)
> > > 
> > > Any objections?
> > > 
> > 
> > What was the final verdict here? I have a patch ready that should be layered
> > on top which will need a backport. PCID support does not appear to have
> > made it in this merge window so I'm wondering if I should send the patch
> > as-is for placement on top of Andy's work or go with the backport and
> > apply a follow-on patch after Andy's work gets merged.
> 
> It's en route for v4.14 - it narrowly missed v4.13.
> 

Grand. I sent out a version that doesn't depend on Andy's work to Andrew
as it's purely a mm patch. If that passes inspection then I'll send a
follow-on patch to apply on top of the PCID work.

Thanks Ingo.

-- 
Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs