linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] perf events fix

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=whXTw1oPsa+TLuY1Rc9D1OAiPVOdR_-R2xG45kwDObKdA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 10:26:17 -0800
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, 
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, 
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] perf events fix

On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 at 03:31, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
>
> So both this and the sched thing are *really* fresh, I stuck them in
> late Friday and left you a message that they should probably go in next
> week.

So I think I'd rather see them hit rc8 (later today) and have a week
of testing in my tree and be reverted if they cause problems, than
have them go in after rc8 and then cause problems in the 6.19 release
instead..

So if they are 6.19 material at all, I think earlier is better.

            Linus