linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.9 18/23] powerpc: make fadump resilient with memory add/remove events

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Message-ID: <ZnFQQEBeFfO8vOnl@duo.ucw.cz>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:15:44 +0200
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>
To: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	hbathini@...ux.ibm.com, bhe@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	bhelgaas@...gle.com, aneesh.kumar@...nel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.ibm.com>,
	Naveen N Rao <naveen@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.9 18/23] powerpc: make fadump resilient with
 memory add/remove events

Hi!

> Hello Sasha,
> 
> Thank you for considering this patch for the stable tree 6.9, 6.8, 6.6, and
> 6.1.
> 
> This patch does two things:
> 1. Fixes a potential memory corruption issue mentioned as the third point in
> the commit message
> 2. Enables the kernel to avoid unnecessary fadump re-registration on memory
> add/remove events

Actually, I'd suggest dropping this one, as it fixes two things and is
over 200 lines long, as per stable kernel rules.

(If those are outdated, update them).

Best regards,
								Pavel
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