linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] virtio-mem: add memory via add_memory_driver

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Message-ID: <20200611073943-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org>
Date:   Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:41:13 -0400
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@...il.com>,
        teawater <teawaterz@...ux.alibaba.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] virtio-mem: add memory via add_memory_driver_managed()

On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 01:33:04PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> 
> 
>     Am 11.06.2020 um 13:18 schrieb Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>:
> 
> 
>     On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 01:00:24PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> 
>                 I'd like to have this patch in 5.8, with the initial merge of
>                 virtio-mem
> 
>                 if possible (so the user space representation of virtio-mem
>                 added memory
> 
>                 resources won't change anymore).
> 
>            
> 
>             So my plan is to rebase on top of -rc1 and merge this for rc2 then.
> 
>             I don't like rebase on top of tip as the results are sometimes kind
>             of
> 
>             random.
> 
>        
> 
>         Right, I just wanted to get this out early so we can discuss how to
>         proceed.
> 
>        
> 
>             And let's add a Fixes: tag as well, this way people will remember
>             to
> 
>             pick this.
> 
>             Makes sense?
> 
>        
> 
>         Yes, it's somehow a fix (for kexec). So
> 
>        
> 
>         Fixes: 5f1f79bbc9e26 ("virtio-mem: Paravirtualized memory hotplug")
> 
>        
> 
>         I can respin after -rc1 with the commit id fixed as noted by Pankaj.
> 
>         Just let me know what you prefer.
> 
>        
> 
>         Thanks!
> 
>    
>     Some once this commit is in Linus' tree, please ping me.
> 
> 
> It already is as mentioned, only the id was wrong.
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=
> 7b7b27214bba1966772f9213cd2d8e5d67f8487f

OK I pushed this into next based on tip. Let's see what happens.


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>         --
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>         Thanks,
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>        
> 
>         David / dhildenb
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