linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/mm: Use IPIs to synchronize LAM enablement

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:46:07 -0700
From: Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@...gle.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org, 
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, 
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, 
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>, 
	Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, 
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/mm: Use IPIs to synchronize LAM enablement

On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 9:35 AM Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 09:23:48AM -0700, Yosry Ahmed wrote:
> > Sure, although I am kinda familiar with that. It would be useful to
> > point out what part(s) I may be violating :)
>
> Are you kidding?
>
> Dave just told you.
>
> Lemme paste the whole text for you:
>
> "Don't get discouraged - or impatient
>
> After you have submitted your change, be patient and wait. Reviewers are
> busy people and may not get to your patch right away.
>
> Once upon a time, patches used to disappear into the void without
> comment, but the development process works more smoothly than that now.
> You should receive comments within a few weeks (typically 2-3); if that
> does not happen, make sure that you have sent your patches to the right
> place. Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging
> reviewers - possibly longer during busy times like merge windows."
>
> https://kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html

Thanks for sharing that. I have always assumed this was about pinging
or resending patches when reviews are taking too long. In this case, I
was responding to review comments. Maybe I misinterpreted that.

Anyway, sending a new version in the same day is too fast regardless.
I did admit that already. My bad again :)