linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 0/4] x86/resctrl: Enable user to view and select thread throttling mode

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Message-ID: <20200520071109.GA1457@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 20 May 2020 09:11:09 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, fenghua.yu@...el.com, tony.luck@...el.com,
        kuo-lang.tseng@...el.com, ravi.v.shankar@...el.com,
        mingo@...hat.com, babu.moger@....com, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 0/4] x86/resctrl: Enable user to view and select
 thread throttling mode

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 03:13:59PM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> I am very sorry. I was hoping that this series could be considered for
> inclusion into v5.8 and submitted it seven weeks ago because of that.
> The recent feedback addressed seemed to be the final few small comments
> needed to be ready for inclusion and I was afraid that waiting long to
> address this would cause me to miss opportunity to be considered for
> inclusion since we are already at rc6.

That's understandable but does it really matter when it goes in? If not
in 5.8, then 5.9. I.e., there's always a next kernel.

So why the hurry?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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