linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gpu: drm: qxl: Adding new typedef vm_fault

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Message-ID: <CAFqt6zYwCgzBkbeRFgOHGRaYT5EqaAybXQ5_E73cBLEc7Hzv8A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 May 2018 20:51:39 +0530
From:   Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@...il.com>
To:     Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
Cc:     airlied@...ux.ie, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, airlied@...hat.com,
        Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
        Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@...ovan.org>,
        Sean Paul <seanpaul@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gpu: drm: qxl: Adding new typedef vm_fault_t

Hi Gerd /Daniel,

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 02:11:51PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 12:49:24PM +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 07:08:44PM +0530, Souptick Joarder wrote:
>> > > Use new return type vm_fault_t for fault handler. For
>> > > now, this is just documenting that the function returns
>> > > a VM_FAULT value rather than an errno. Once all instances
>> > > are converted, vm_fault_t will become a distinct type.
>> > >
>> > > Reference id -> 1c8f422059ae ("mm: change return type to
>> > > vm_fault_t")
>> >
>> > Hmm, that commit isn't yet in drm-misc-next.
>> > Will drm-misc-next merge with 4.17-rcX soon?
>>
>> For backmerge requests you need to cc/ping the drm-misc maintainers.
>> Adding them. I think the hold-up also was that Dave was on vacations
>> still.
>
> Ah, ok.
>
> So my expectation that a backmerge happens anyway after -rc1/2 is in
> line with reality, it is just to be delayed this time.  I'll stay
> tuned ;)

Is this patch already merged in drm-misc-next tree ?