linux-kernel - Ack to merge through DRM tree? WAS [PATCH v4 0/2] mm, drm/ttm: Fix pte insertion with customized protection

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Date:   Fri, 20 Dec 2019 09:06:08 +0100
From:   Thomas Hellström (VMware) 
        <thomas_os@...pmail.org>
To:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Cc:     pv-drivers@...are.com, linux-graphics-maintainer@...are.com,
        Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>,
        "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@...dia.com>,
        Jérôme Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>,
        Christian König <christian.koenig@....com>
Subject: Ack to merge through DRM tree? WAS [PATCH v4 0/2] mm, drm/ttm: Fix
 pte insertion with customized protection

Andrew,

On 12/12/19 9:47 AM, Thomas Hellström (VMware) wrote:
> From: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>
>
> The drm/ttm module is using a modified on-stack copy of the
> struct vm_area_struct to be able to set a page protection with customized
> caching. Fix that by adding a vmf_insert_mixed_prot() function similar
> to the existing vmf_insert_pfn_prot() for use with drm/ttm.
>
> I'd like to merge this through a drm tree.
>
> Changes since v1:
> *) Formatting fixes in patch 1
> *) Updated commit message of patch 2.
> Changes since v2:
> *) Moved vmf_insert_mixed_prot() export to patch 2 (Michal Hocko)
> *) Documented under which conditions it's safe to use a page protection
>     different from struct vm_area_struct::vm_page_prot. (Michal Hocko)
> Changes since v3:
> *) More documentation regarding under which conditions it's safe to use a
>     page protection different from struct vm_area_struct::vm_page_prot. This
>     time also in core vm. (Michal Hocko)
>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
> Cc: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
> Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@...dia.com>
> Cc: "Jérôme Glisse" <jglisse@...hat.com>
> Cc: "Christian König" <christian.koenig@....com>
>
Seems all concerns with this series have been addressed. Could I have an 
ack to merge this through a DRM tree?

Thanks,

Thomas