linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] zram: pass gfp from zcomp frontend to backend

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Message-ID: <20151125152025.GB12747@bbox>
Date:	Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:20:25 +0900
From:	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
To:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kyeongdon Kim <kyeongdon.kim@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] zram: pass gfp from zcomp frontend to backend

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 12:04:49AM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On (11/25/15 22:50), Minchan Kim wrote:
> [..]
> > > I think that applying 3/3 before 2/3 will be a simpler (and probably a better)
> > > thing to do. We fitst extend zcomp interface and pass flags (without any
> > > functional change) and then extend the flags and introduce vmalloc fallback.
> > 
> > The reason I ordered such way is that I wanted to discuss [2/3] as
> > stable material after I get your ACK. It solves real problem in android platform
> > which is real fact and I think it's enough small to send stable tree.
> > What do you think?
> > 
> > > 
> > > So we don't have to add comments to lz4/lzo backend that are getting (re-)moved
> > > in the very next commit.
> > 
> > Fair enough if you don't agree sending [2/3] to stable.
> 
> Aha, I see. I don't mind to send it to -stable (with __GFP_HIGHMEM fix
> up).

Sure.
Can I add your acked-by for [2/3] and [3/3]?

And I will keep order and add stable mark in [2/3].

> 
> Do -stable guys take this type of patches?

I think so because it's real problem fix and enough small to backport.

Thanks.
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