linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: manual merge of the modules tree with the mm tree

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Message-ID: <CAJuCfpFT7tBigfSEO2iGKn5YtB0hFgVF-2Sfh+60nAO7drCeqg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:24:06 +0000
From: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
To: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>, 
	Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>, 
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, 
	Linux Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>, Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Subject: Re: linux-next: manual merge of the modules tree with the mm tree

On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 8:33 PM Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 01:07:57PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:39:35 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Today's linux-next merge of the modules tree got a conflict in:
> > > >
> > > >   kernel/module/main.c
> > > >
> > > > between commits:
> > > >
> > > >   7f014cdda4cb ("lib: code tagging module support")
> > > >   5ab9b0c7ea5c ("lib: prevent module unloading if memory is not freed")
> > > >
> > > > from the mm-unstable branch of the mm tree and commits:
> > > >
> > > >   0746f9982603 ("module: make module_memory_{alloc,free} more self-contained")
> > > >   18da532eefc8 ("mm/execmem, arch: convert remaining overrides of module_alloc to execmem")
> > > >
> > > > from the modules tree.
> > > >
> > > > I fixed it up (I think, see below) and can carry the fix as
> > > > necessary. This is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any
> > > > non trivial conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer
> > > > when your tree is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider
> > > > cooperating with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any
> > > > particularly complex conflicts.
> > >
> > > That's a shame.  I don't see much that we can do to reduce the damage here.
> >
> > I can rebase it on mm-unstable and this can go via the mm tree.
>
> Conflict resolution looks fine to me. I'll run relevant tests on
> linux-next within 2 hours.

Tests are passing and module loading/unloading works fine on linux-next.

>
> >
> > > Suren&Kent, please review (and preferably) test Stephen's handiwork in
> > > linux-next?
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely yours,
> > Mike.