linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/57] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code

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Message-ID: <20160818163656.GA3858@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 18 Aug 2016 18:36:56 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@....com>,
        Nilay Vaish <nilayvaish@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/57] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code


* Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com> wrote:

> You're right, that would be better.  My apologies for spamming.  It
> started with "only" 19 patches in v1 and then quickly got out of hand.

np!

> I may split it up something like this:
> 
> cleanups:
> function graph fixes:
> get_stack_info():
> unwinder prep:
> unwinder:
> hardened usercopy:
> standardize the end of the stack:
> pt_regs frames:
> unwinder warnings:

Looks good to me, but please always keep only one of these series 'in flight' - 
i.e. wait until it's been reviewed & applied before proceeding to the next series.

That helps us keep all sane and relaxed!

Thanks,

	Ingo