linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] ACPI,acpi_memhotplug: Remove acpi_memory

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Message-ID: <515B6FEE.9000508@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:55:26 +0900
From:	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
CC:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>, <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	<tangchen@...fujitsu.com>, <wency@...fujitsu.com>,
	<laijs@...fujitsu.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] ACPI,acpi_memhotplug: Remove acpi_memory_info->failed
 bit

Hi Rafael,

2013/04/02 21:57, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 02, 2013 09:12:44 AM Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
>> Hi Rafael,
>>
>> 2013/04/02 8:48, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>>> On Thursday, March 28, 2013 08:58:03 AM Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
>>>> Hi Rafael,
>>>>
>>>> 2013/03/26 22:41, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 08:57:05 AM Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
>>>>>> 2013/03/23 5:24, Toshi Kani wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 10:53 +0900, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
>>>>>>>> acpi_memory_info has enabled bit and failed bit for controlling memory
>>>>>>>> hotplug. But we don't need to keep both bits.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The patch removes acpi_memory_info->failed bit.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: yasuaki ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the update.  It looks good.  For the series:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Acked-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Both patches applied to linux-pm.git/linux-next.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for applying both patches.
>>>> If you don't mind, I hope these patches are merged into linux-3.9
>>>> since this is bug fix.
>>>
>>> I honestly don't think that [2/2] is 3.9 material, but I can push [1/2]
>>> for 3.9 provided that you also regard it as material for 3.8-stable.
>>
>> linux-3.8 does not support physical memory hot remove. It has been supported
>> since linux-3.9. So I don't need [1/2] patch to linux-3.8 but need it to
>> linux-3.9. So please push [1/2] patch to linux-3.9.
>
> Well, I don't think it would be a good idea to push that patch for 3.9 so late
> in the cycle.  Yes, it would make memory hotplug work in 3.9, but that might
> surprise some people and cause problems to happen as a result and we wouldn't
> have the time to address them before the 3.9 release.
>
> If that's not a big problem, I'd prefer to defer that patch until the 3.10
> merge window is open (which is just about 2 weeks from now) and if need be we
> can still push it for 3.9-stable afterward.

Sorry for bothering you by my mention.
I understood your thought. Please merge this patch to 3.10 and push if for
3.9-stable.

Thanks,
Yasuaki Ishimatsu

>
> Thanks,
> Rafael
>
>


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