linux-kernel - Re: kernel panic due to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2830bf6f05fb3e05bc4743274b806c821807a684

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Date:   Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:02:45 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     robert shteynfeld <robert.shteynfeld@...il.com>,
        Mikhail Zaslonko <zaslonko@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@...ibm.com>,
        Mikhail Gavrilov <mikhail.v.gavrilov@...il.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>,
        Steven Sistare <steven.sistare@...cle.com>,
        Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@...cle.com>,
        Bob Picco <bob.picco@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: kernel panic due to
 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2830bf6f05fb3e05bc4743274b806c821807a684

On Mon 28-01-19 10:42:25, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:44 AM Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Linus, could you take the revert please?
> >
> > or should I post the patch as a reply to make your life easier?
> 
> I've taken that revert now, but yes, in general, it's much better if a
> patch is sent separately from the discussion as a very explicit patch
> (ie subject line has that usual "[PATCH] ..." format etc) simply
> because I get too much email and I can often miss things otherwise.
> Particularly inside a thread where the developers are discussing
> things, I go "ah, good, things are still being discussed" without
> looking any closer into the details.

Sure, I usually do it that way. I was just awaiting some review feedback
on the changelog first.

> That's particularly true when traveling - I only noticed this one on
> this second reminder email.. I'm home now, but Friday, when you sent
> it originally, was 45 hours long for me with 24 hours on airplanes and
> airports, so I had entirely missed the original email back then.

No problem. Andrew has already queued it as well so I guess he simply
drops it when it reaches your tree.

Thanks!
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs