linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: vmalloc: Use the vmap_area_lock to protect ne_fit_preload

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Message-ID: <20191007083037.zu3n5gindvo7damg@beryllium.lan>
Date:   Mon, 7 Oct 2019 10:30:37 +0200
From:   Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
To:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: vmalloc: Use the vmap_area_lock to protect
 ne_fit_preload_node

Hi,

On Fri, Oct 04, 2019 at 06:30:42PM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On 2019-10-04 18:20:41 [+0200], Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> > If we have migrate_disable/enable, then, i think preempt_enable/disable
> > should be replaced by it and not the way how it has been proposed
> > in the patch.
> 
> I don't think this patch is appropriate for upstream.

Yes, I agree. The discussion made this clear, this is only for -rt
trees. Initially I though this should be in mainline too.

Thanks,
Daniel