linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH tip:x86/mm v3 1/3] x86/mm: Use IPIs to synchronize LAM enablement

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Message-ID: <CAJD7tkaVDrc=vioidZHM6KfdCqrCDt-HXn-RussNS145M1fNgg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 15:20:11 -0700
From: Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@...gle.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, 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
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip:x86/mm v3 1/3] x86/mm: Use IPIs to synchronize LAM enablement

On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:28 AM Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 11:22 AM Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 5/6/24 07:37, Yosry Ahmed wrote:
> > > The merge window is approaching, is this patchset ready to be picked
> > > up? Is any further action needed?
> >
> > Yosry, the merge window is when we send content to Linus.  We generally
> > create that content weeks or months before the merge window.
>
> Right. The patch series has been idle for a long time so I assumed it
> was going to be picked up for this merge window, but given how close
> we have gotten I think we're past this now.
>
> That's fine, I am just trying to get some clarity on whether anything
> else needs to be done for this to be in a mergeable state.
>
> >
> > The best action on your here would be to touch base with Andy and make
> > sure he's on board with the solution you think he suggested.
>
> I have been slightly pinging the series and/or resending every once in
> a while, trying not to be too annoying :) Hopefully Andy will voice
> his opinion.

Hey Dave,

I have tried reaching out to Andy on and off list, and didn't have any
luck unfortunately :/

Is there any way we can still make progress on getting the fixes in
this series merged?

Thanks!