linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [0/16] POISON: Intro

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Message-ID: <4A1E1512.1080603@hitachi.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 May 2009 13:37:38 +0900
From:	Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, x86@...nel.org,
	Satoshi OSHIMA <satoshi.oshima.fk@...achi.com>,
	Taketoshi Sakuraba <taketoshi.sakuraba.hc@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [0/16] POISON: Intro

Andi Kleen wrote:

> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 09:50:18PM +0900, Hidehiro Kawai wrote:
> 
>>I believe people concerning high reliable system are expecting
>>this kind of functionality.
>>But I wonder why this patch set (including former MCE improvements
>>patches) has not been merged into any subsystem trees yet.
> 
>>What is the problem?  Because of the deadlock bug and the ref counter

> There was some work recently on fixing problems found in the
> hwpoison code during further review (me with Fengguang Wu). 
> I'm hoping to do a repost with all the fixes soon
> and then it's a mm candidate and hopefully ready for merge really soon.

Thank you, Andi.

>>If so, I'd like to try to narrow down the problems or review
>>patches (although I'm afraid I'm not so skillful).
> 
> Sure any review or additional testing is welcome.
> 
> I wanted to do full reposts this week anyways, so you
> can start from there again.

OK, I'll do that.
 
>>BTW, I looked over this patch set, and I couldn't
>>find any problems except for one minor point.  I'll post
>>a comment about it later.  It is very late, but better than nothing.
> 
> Great. Thanks. Can I add your Reviewed-by tags then?

Yes, of course.

Reviewed-by: Hidehiro Kawai <hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com>
-- 
Hidehiro Kawai
Hitachi, Systems Development Laboratory
Linux Technology Center

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