linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for 2.6.24][regression fix] Mempolicy: silently restrict nodemask to allowed nodes V3

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Message-Id: <20080211210724.eec5421d.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:07:24 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@...com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>, linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Eric Whitney <eric.whitney@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH for 2.6.24][regression fix] Mempolicy: silently restrict
 nodemask to allowed nodes V3

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:30:22 +0900 KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

> Hi Andrew
> 
> # this is second post of the same patch.
> 
> this is backport from -mm to mainline.
> original patch is http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120250000001182&w=2
> 
> my change is only line number change and remove extra space.

This is identical to what I have now.

> please ack.

As it's now post -rc1 and not a 100% obvious thing, I tend to hang onto
such patches for a week or so before sending up to Linus

Should this be backported to 2.6.24.x?  If so, the reasons for such a
relatively stern step should be spelled out in the changelog for the
-stable maintiners to evaluate.

Thanks.
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