linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 46/52] arm: Add BTB invalidation on switch

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Message-ID: <3fa9ebcb-fe94-bbd6-49a7-e90c91c3905e@linaro.org>
Date:   Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:40:42 +0800
From:   Alex Shi <alex.shi@...aro.org>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "moderated list:ARM PORT" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 46/52] arm: Add BTB invalidation on switch_mm for
 Cortex-A9, A12 and A17



On 02/26/2018 06:05 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 04:20:20PM +0800, Alex Shi wrote:
>> From: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
>>
>> ** Not yet queued for inclusion in mainline **
> 
> As Marc said, this should have been a HUGE clue that we can't take this
> patch.  Please go re-read
> 	https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> 

Thanks for comments, Greg!

I read the rules for several times, and thought it maybe a exception for
this bug fix. But since MarcZ said so. We can wait. :)

Regards
Alex