netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/7] remove SLOB and allow kfree() with kmem_cache

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Message-ID: <17007eb9-b831-aabb-78dc-95f4f4aada55@suse.cz>
Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:22:55 +0100
From:   Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Mike Rapoport <mike.rapoport@...il.com>,
        Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] remove SLOB and allow kfree() with kmem_cache_alloc()

On 3/15/23 15:20, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:53:14 +0100
> Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz> wrote:
> 
>> On 3/13/23 17:31, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> > Just remove that comment. And you could even add:
>> > 
>> > Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
>> > Fixes: e4c2ce82ca27 ("ring_buffer: allocate buffer page pointer")  
>> 
>> Thanks for the analysis. Want to take the following patch to your tree or
>> should I make it part of the series?
> 
> I can take it if you send it as a proper patch and Cc
> linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org.

OK, will do.

> I'm guessing it's not required for stable.

No, but maybe AUTOSEL will pick it anyway as it has Fixes: but that's their
problem ;)

> -- Steve