linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cacheinfo: clear cache_leaves(cpu) in free_cache

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Date:   Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:01:42 +0800
From:   Xiongfeng Wang <wangxiongfeng2@...wei.com>
To:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....cm>
CC:     <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <rafael@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cacheinfo: clear cache_leaves(cpu) in
 free_cache_attributes()



On 2021/7/14 1:48, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 06:38:15PM +0100, James Morse wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
> 
> [...]
> 
>> If you like. If there is nothing broken its hard to care.
>> I guess this helps people doing backports.
>>
> 
> Thanks James, indeed I was trying to avoid unnecessary backport.
> 
> Xiongfeng,
> 
> Please don't add any fixes and post the patch with my Reviewed-by, we can

Sorry, I forgot to add your Reviewed-by tag in the new version.

> then ask Greg to pick. I am fine with the patch as is, it is nice to have
> as it ensures teardown is more complete but it doesn't fix anything
> in upstream or stable trees.
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Sudeep
> .
>