linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/32] mm: Bring back vmalloc

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Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:48:26 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Cc:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-bcachefs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-bcachefs@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>,
        "hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/32] mm: Bring back vmalloc_exec

>> No, I'm saying your concerns are baseless and too vague to
>> address.
> If you don't address them, the NAK will stand forever, or at least
> until a different group of people take over x86 maintainership.
> That's fine with me.

I've got a specific concern: I don't see vmalloc_exec() used in this
series anywhere.  I also don't see any of the actual assembly that's
being generated, or the glue code that's calling into the generated
assembly.

I grepped around a bit in your git trees, but I also couldn't find it in
there.  Any chance you could help a guy out and point us to some of the
specifics of this new, tiny JIT?

>> Andy, I replied explaining the difference between text_poke() and
>> text_poke_sync(). It's clear you have no idea what you're talking about,
>> so I'm not going to be wasting my time on further communications with
>> you.

One more specific concern: This comment made me very uncomfortable and
it read to me very much like a personal attack, something which is
contrary to our code of conduct.