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

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Message-ID: <ZnLr4_0RX-c7m7Zo@sashalap>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:32:03 -0400
From: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>, Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@...ux.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	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

On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 04:31:30PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de> writes:
>>> 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.
>
>Yeah I agree, best to drop this one. It's a bit big and involved, and
>has other dependencies.

I'll drop it, thanks!

-- 
Thanks,
Sasha