linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues

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Date:	Wed, 11 May 2016 13:14:03 -0700
From:	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Sai Praneeth Prakhya <sai.praneeth.prakhya@...el.com>,
	"Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 00/13] x86/xsaves: Fix XSAVES issues

On 05/11/2016 01:04 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 12:51:03PM -0700, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
>> XSAVES is a kernel-mode instruction. It offers a compacted format and
>> memory-write optimization. These patches fix issues in the first
>> implementation.
> 
> do you even read my emails?!
> 
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160511041741.GB2180@pd.tnic
> 
> That's the third patchset in three days! What's with the spamming?!

Borislav, if you don't want to be cc'd on these patches, then please
speak up.  I'm sure Yu-cheng would be happy not to cc you.

But, seriously, he's churning through, responding to feedback and
improving the patches quickly.  I only wish most patch authors did this.
 And, despite breaking it up into 13 pieces, there is *NOT* a lot of
code here.  There's no sane reason to wait a week between iterations.

I encouraged Yu-cheng to keep up with the current pace and not wait a
week between reposts, despite what you requested.  Sorry.  Just speak up
if you want off the cc.