linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH kvm-next V11 4/7] KVM: guest_memfd: Use guest mem inodes instead of anonymous inodes

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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:26:32 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH kvm-next V11 4/7] KVM: guest_memfd: Use guest mem inodes
 instead of anonymous inodes

On 25.09.25 15:41, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2025, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>> On 25.09.25 13:44, Garg, Shivank wrote:
>>> On 9/25/2025 8:20 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
>>> I did functional testing and it works fine.
>>
>> I can queue this instead. I guess I can reuse the patch description and add
>> Sean as author + add his SOB (if he agrees).
> 
> Eh, Ackerley and Fuad did all the work.  If I had provided feedback earlier,
> this would have been handled in a new version.  If they are ok with the changes,
> I would prefer they remain co-authors.

Yeah, that's what I would have done.

> 
> Regarding timing, how much do people care about getting this into 6.18 in
> particular?

I think it will be beneficial if we start getting stuff upstream. But 
waiting a bit longer probably doesn't hurt.

> AFAICT, this hasn't gotten any coverage in -next, which makes me a
> little nervous.

Right.

If we agree, then Shivank can just respin a new version after the merge 
window.

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb