linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, mce: Get rid of TIF_MCE

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Message-ID: <20150107161246.GY5280@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2015 08:12:46 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, mce: Get rid of TIF_MCE_NOTIFY and associated mce
 tricks

On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 07:51:26AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 4:13 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 06:00:08PM +0000, Luck, Tony wrote:
> >> That's fine with me.  Boris ... any comments?
> >
> > Same here:
> >
> > Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> >
> > I like negative diffstats:
> >
> >  include/asm/mce.h         |    1
> >  include/asm/thread_info.h |    4 -
> >  kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c   |  109 ++++++++++------------------------------------
> >  kernel/signal.c           |    6 --
> >  4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 94 deletions(-)
> >
> > Procedural question: so this is going in, in the next merge window,
> > aimed at 3.20, right?
> 
> Yes, assuming that Ingo and Thomas agree.
> 
> When does Paul usually send the rcu pull request?  I can send these as
> a pull request or an emailed series after that happens.

I normally send it to -tip at about -rc5.  Which is coming right up,
isn't it?  Guess I had better get my tree organized.  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul

> --Andy
> 
> >
> > IMO that is a good plan as we have max time to deal with fallout, should
> > there be any.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Regards/Gruss,
> >     Boris.
> >
> > Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
> > --
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Andy Lutomirski
> AMA Capital Management, LLC
> 

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