linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] x86 PTI and Spectre related fixes and updates

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Date:   Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:04:56 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] x86 PTI and Spectre related fixes and updates

On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 9:48 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> I do use it, I take the commits from there and then queue them up as
> individual patches for the stable releases.
>
> And if it wasn't there, the conflict resolution would have to be on my
> side, making them "not the same commits in the end", so either I have to
> do that, or you do :)

Ok, as long as it helps something, I'm ok with it. I was just
questioning whether it was just extra work.

                   Linus