linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 00/14] Convert powerpc to default topdown mmap layout (v8)

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Message-Id: <20220310204917.3d42e6cf3088f7cf1c7fe7a6@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:49:17 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "catalin.marinas@....com" <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        "will@...nel.org" <will@...nel.org>,
        "alex@...ti.fr" <alex@...ti.fr>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/14] Convert powerpc to default topdown mmap layout
 (v8)

On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:26:42 +1100 Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:

> > What will be the merge strategy ? I guess it's a bit late to get it 
> > through powerpc tree, so I was just wondering whether we could get 
> > patches 2 to 5 in mm this cycle, and the powerpc ones next cycle ?
> 
> Yeah I didn't pick it up because the mm changes don't have many acks and
> I'm always nervous about carrying generic mm changes.
> 
> It would be my preference if Andrew could take 2-5 through mm for v5.18,
> but it is quite late, so I'm not sure how he will feel about that.

5.18 isn't a problem.  Perhaps you meant 5.17, which would be real tough.

Can we take a look after 5.18-rc1?