linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 14/41] x86/mm: Introduce _PAGE_SAVED

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Date:   Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:39:35 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 14/41] x86/mm: Introduce _PAGE_SAVED_DIRTY

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 09:54:36AM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 2/22/23 09:42, Kees Cook wrote:
> > On February 22, 2023 9:27:35 AM PST, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
> >> On 22.02.23 18:23, Dave Hansen wrote:
> >>> On 2/22/23 01:05, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> >>>> This series wasn't in -next and we're in the merge window. Is the plan
> >>>> to still include it into this merge window?
> >>> No way.  It's 6.4 material at the earliest.
> >>>
> >>> I'm just saying to Rick not to worry _too_ much about earlier feedback
> >>> from me if folks have more recent review feedback.
> >> Great. So I hope we can get this into -next soon and that we'll only get non-earth-shattering feedback so this can land in 6.4.
> > Yes please. Who's going to take it? 😄
> 
> I'm more than happy to queue it in x86/mm.  I'll plan to queue Rick's
> next version that he posts and then we can do any fixes or minor changes
> on top of that.

That sounds lovely; thank you! :)

-- 
Kees Cook