linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] mm: introduce kv[mz]alloc helpers

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Message-Id: <20161220141341.de8b22fd66ea9bc6c4fcf962@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:13:41 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Anatoly Stepanov <astepanov@...udlinux.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] mm: introduce kv[mz]alloc helpers

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:38:22 -0800 Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> > So what are we going to do about this patch?
> 
> Well if Andrew doesn't object again, it should probably be applied.
> Unless his silence here acts like a pocket-veto.
> 
> Andrew?  Anything to add?

I guess we should give in to reality and do this, or something like it.
But Al said he was going to dig out some patches for us to consider?