linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/35] Memory allocation profiling

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:04:06 -0500
From: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
To: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...een.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/35] Memory allocation profiling

On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 06:54:09PM -0500, Pasha Tatashin wrote:
> > > I tried to be helpful, finding ways *not having to* bypass the MM
> > > community to get MM stuff merged.
> > >
> > > The reply I got is mostly negative energy.
> > >
> > > So you don't need my help here, understood.
> > >
> > > But I will fight against any attempts to bypass the MM community.
> >
> > Well, I'm definitely not trying to bypass the MM community, that's why
> > this patchset is posted. Not sure why people can't voice their opinion
> > on the benefit/cost balance of the patchset over the email... But if a
> > meeting would be more productive I'm happy to set it up.
> 
> Discussing these concerns during the next available MM Alignment
> session makes sense. At a minimum, Suren and Kent can present their
> reasons for believing the current approach is superior to the
> previously proposed alternatives.

Hang on though: I believe we did so adequately within this thread. Both
in the cover letter, and I further outlined exactly what the hooks
need to do, and cited the exact code.

Nobody seems to be complaining about the specifics, so I'm not sure what
would be on the agenda?