linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging, android: remove lowmemory killer from the tree

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Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2017 13:48:06 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
        Riley Andrews <riandrews@...roid.com>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>, Martijn Coenen <maco@...gle.com>,
        Tim Murray <timmurray@...gle.com>,
        peter enderborg <peter.enderborg@...ymobile.com>,
        Rom Lemarchand <romlem@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging, android: remove lowmemory killer from the tree

On Thu, Mar 09, 2017 at 11:00:07AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Thu 09-03-17 10:30:28, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 09, 2017 at 10:15:13AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > Greg, do you see any obstacle to have this merged. The discussion so far
> > > shown that a) vendors are not using the code as is b) there seems to be
> > > an agreement that something else than we have in the kernel is really
> > > needed.
> > 
> > Well, some vendors are using the code as-is, just not Sony...
> > 
> > I think the ideas that Tim wrote about is the best way forward for this.
> > I'd prefer to leave the code in the kernel until that solution is
> > integrated, as dropping support entirely isn't very nice.
> > 
> > But, given that almost no Android system is running mainline at the
> > moment, I will queue this patch up for 4.12-rc1, which will give the
> > Google people a bit more of an incentive to get their solution
> > implemented and working and merged :)
> > 
> > Sound reasonable?
> 
> sounds good to me.

Oh nevermind, might as well commit it now to my -next branch.  All now
deleted :)

greg k-h