linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm/page_isolation: fix potential missing call to unset_migratetype

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Message-Id: <20210913195113.b13142630a5401e8abacc13e@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:51:13 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Cc:     Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, vbabka@...e.cz,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm/page_isolation: fix potential missing call to
 unset_migratetype_isolate()

On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 14:59:42 +0200 Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com> wrote:

> I do realize that the stable tree is in a hoarding mode for quite some
> years but my general approach has been (in line with the documentation)
> to mark and backport only fixes that really do matter.

Me2.  There has to be some risk-vs-reward test to be passed...