linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/8] rcu: Remove superfluous rdp fetch

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Date:   Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:59:06 +0100
From:   Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/8] rcu: Remove superfluous rdp fetch

On Sat, Jan 09, 2021 at 10:03:33AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 09, 2021 at 03:05:29AM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> > Cc: Ingo Molnar<mingo@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/rcu/tree.c | 1 -
> >  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> I know I will not take patches without any changelog comments, maybe
> other maintainers are more lax.  Please write something real.

I must admit I've been lazy. Also I shoudn't have Cc'ed stable on
this one. Only a few commits are tagged for stable in this set. I'll
fix that on the next round.

Thanks!

> 
> And as for sending this to stable@...r, here's my form letter:
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read:
>     https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>