linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] EFI fix

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Message-ID: <20190112085432.GB119110@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 12 Jan 2019 09:54:32 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] EFI fix


* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:46 PM Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > A single fix that adds an annotation to resolve a kmemleak false
> > positive.
> 
> This one is apparently obviated by commit 80424b02d42b ("efi: Reduce
> the amount of memblock reservations for persistent allocations")

... and it turns out I mis-merged it in tip:master not realizing this 
connection (hence the pull request) - so good thing that Ard warned about 
this and you double checked it!

Thanks,

	Ingo