linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mips: switch to NO

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Date:   Wed, 8 Aug 2018 14:42:15 -0700
From:   Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>
To:     Fancer's opinion <fancer.lancer@...il.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     Linux-MIPS <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Huacai Chen <chenhc@...ote.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mips: switch to NO_BOOTMEM

Hi Sergey & Mike,

On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 12:30:03AM +0300, Fancer's opinion wrote:
> Hello Mike,
> I haven't read your patch text yet. I am waiting for the subsystem
> maintainers response at least
> about the necessity to have this type of changes being merged into the
> sources (I mean
> memblock/no-bootmem alteration). If they find it pointless (although I
> would strongly disagree), then
> nothing to discuss. Otherwise we can come up with a solution.
> 
> -Sergey

I'm all for dropping bootmem.

It's too late for something this invasive in 4.19, but I'd love to get
it into 4.20.

Thanks,
    Paul