linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/23] Use asm-generic for mmu

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Date:   Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:12:22 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/23] Use asm-generic for mmu_context no-op functions

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 4:53 PM Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com> wrote:
>
> It would be nice to be able to modify mmu_context functions or add a
> hook without updating all architectures, many of which will be no-ops.
>
> The motivation for this series is a change to lazy mmu handling, but
> this series stands on its own as a good cleanup whether or not we end
> up making that change.
>
> Arnd, is this something you could take through your asm-generic tree?
> (assuming arch maintainers are okay with it)

Yes, I can definitely take this. The patches all look good to me, so
feel free to add "Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de" if you
like (not really needed if I merge them later though) and send me a
pull request once you feel you have collected enough Ack from others.

     Arnd