linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 00/18] of: overlay: validation checks, subsequent fixes

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Date:   Wed, 7 Nov 2018 06:59:53 -0800
From:   Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc:     Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>,
        Alan Tull <atull@...nel.org>, Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/18] of: overlay: validation checks, subsequent fixes

On 11/7/18 4:09 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi Michael, Ben, Paul,
>>
>> Do you know if anyone has tried this series on PowerPC?
> 
> I have. No obvious breakage.
> 
> My test does a loop of adding and removing multiple CPUs multiple times,
> and in the past that has uncovered refcounting bugs. So I don't think
> we're leaking any with this series applied.
> 
> I used the tracepoint patch to keep an eye on the refcounts :)
> 
>   https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/751602/
> 
> 
> I'm happy for this series to go into linux-next where it should get some
> more testing.
> 
> cheers
> 

Thanks for the reviews and testing.

-Frank