linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] mm/swap_state: mark various intentional data races

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Message-Id: <20200209200354.ab9d62d3090d4307f5f6eaa5@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:03:54 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
Cc:     elver@...gle.com, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] mm/swap_state: mark various intentional data
 races

On Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:56:38 -0500 Qian Cai <cai@....pw> wrote:

> 
> 
> > On Feb 9, 2020, at 9:00 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> > 
> > The data_race() macro appears to be stuck in Paul's linx-next tree. 
> > Can we expect this to be mainlined soon, or is there an issue?
> 
> I read Paul is trying to get this merged into the mainline no later than v5.7-rc1 or sooner.
> 
> lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200131211950.GX2935@...lmck-ThinkPad-P72/

OK, thanks.

c48981eeb0d5 clearly can't break anything as it simply adds a macro. 
Ingo, can we please get that upstream soonish?