linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL urgent-membarrier] membarrier commits for 4.14

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Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:24:23 -0400
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Andrew Hunter <ahh@...gle.com>,
        maged michael <maged.michael@...il.com>,
        gromer <gromer@...gle.com>, Avi Kivity <avi@...lladb.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Dave Watson <davejwatson@...com>,
        Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL urgent-membarrier] membarrier commits for 4.14

On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Mathieu Desnoyers
<mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com> wrote:
>
> I have prepared the minimal patch that needs to be applied to
> modify the user-space visible ABI before the end of the 4.14
> cycle.
>
> I will send that patch to you directly, hoping you can apply
> it before the end of the 4.14 cycle.

Thanks, that sounds much better than the big pull request at this stage.

                Linus