linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] selftest/vm: add mremap expand merge offset test

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Date:   Mon, 2 Jan 2023 16:22:58 +0000
From:   Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Jakub Matena <matenajakub@...il.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] selftest/vm: add mremap expand merge offset test

On Mon, Jan 02, 2023 at 05:20:49PM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Maintainers usually apply tags that are sent to the latest version, when
> picking up the patch. Maintainers usually refrain from going through
> multiple earlier patch versions to pick up tags -- especially, because some
> changes might require a submitter from dropping tags (e.g., bigger changes)
> and the tags might no longer be valid.
>
> So better always include tags when resending, so they don't get lost.
>

Ack, apologies again, and that's completely reasonable. Would you mind adding to
the v4 thread just so we have it? Going forward I'll make sure to propagate the
tags!

Thanks for the review!