Re: [PATCH RFC 00/18] arch, mm: create a generic set_memory/change_page_attr core

Mike Rapoport <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.infradead.lists.linux-riscv,dev.linux.lists.loongarch,org.infradead.lists.linux-arm-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kvack.linux-mm
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 10:03:03AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 7/21/26 10:19, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 07:23:23PM +0300, Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) wrote:
> >> Currently there are 6 independent implementations for set_memory and
> >> set_direct_map APIs.
> > So with all mm/x86/CPA patches flying around, can we first agree on which tree
> > is going to collect everything?
> > 
> > And if I want to review patches in that area, what am I applying it ontop?
> > linux-next perhaps...
> > 
> > Let's sort out the workflow first so that we don't get lost on fruitless bug
> > chases and fingerpointing.
> 
> Just practically, I think this series needs to be ignored for a bit. Bug
> fixes first, features and cleanups second.

Ignored is a bit strong, I'd still love to get feedback on the concept.
 
> When the time is right, it probably needs to get get acks from all the
> affected architectures and go through mm. Folks can ack it now, but I
> don't think anyone should even consider merging it until ~7.3-rc1.

FWIF, I didn't plan to send non-RFC version before 7.3-rc1.

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.

_______________________________________________
linux-riscv mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-riscv
lmpx.com only provides a reader for public news (NNTP) servers. It is not affiliated with the servers or forums shown here and is not responsible for the content of articles, which is written by their respective authors.