linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] mm: add per-migratetype counts to buddy allocator and optimize pagetypeinfo access

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Message-ID: <021addbf-69bd-47d1-a745-312efa3374ae@lucifer.local>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:40:52 +0000
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
To: Hongru Zhang <zhanghongru06@...il.com>
Cc: Liam.Howlett@...cle.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        axelrasmussen@...gle.com, david@...nel.org, hannes@...xchg.org,
        jackmanb@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        mhocko@...e.com, rppt@...nel.org, surenb@...gle.com, vbabka@...e.cz,
        weixugc@...gle.com, yuanchu@...gle.com, zhanghongru@...omi.com,
        ziy@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] mm: add per-migratetype counts to buddy allocator
 and optimize pagetypeinfo access

On Fri, Nov 28, 2025 at 04:34:37PM +0800, Hongru Zhang wrote:
> > Just a general plea :) could we please try not to send larger series like
> > this so late.
> >
> > We're at the last day before the merge window, this is better sent during
> > 6.19-rc1 or if now as an RFC.
> >
> > Thanks, Lorenzo
>
> Hi Lorenzo,
>
> Thank you for your feedback and sorry for the late submission. You're
> right - this series should have been sent earlier. Apologize for not
> following the proper submission timing guidelines. I'll make sure to
> follow the community norms and submit similar work well in advance in
> the future.
>
> Thanks again for your patience and guidance.

Hi Hongru,

Sorry I don't mean to be critical here and you weren't to know :) rather just in
general - a plea for how we do things in mm.

Your series is very much appreciated, you didn't do anything wrong at all - this
is just essentially an admin thing :P

We will absolutely review your series it's just about timing. And of course I'm
just sort of making a point here, reviewers can choose to review as and when
they want! :)

Cheers, Lorenzo