* Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Can I apply them in this order cleanly, without breaking bisection: > > > > > > > x86/mm: Rename tasksize_32bit/64bit to task_size_32bit/64bit > > > > x86/mpx: Do not allow MPX if we have mappings above 47-bit > > > > x86/mm: Prepare to expose larger address space to userspace > > > > x86/mm: Allow userspace have mapping above 47-bit > > > > x86: Enable 5-level paging support > > > > > > ? > > > > > > I.e. I'd like to move the first patch last. > > > > > > The reason is that we should first get all quirks and assumptions fixed, all > > > facilities implemented - and only then enable 5-level paging as a final step which > > > produces a well working kernel. > > > > > > (This should also make it slightly easier to analyze any potential regressions in > > > earlier patches.) > > > > Just checked bisectability with this order on allmodconfig -- works fine. > > Ingo, if there's no objections, can we get these applied? Just this week, which is the final week of the development window, we had two fixes for the 5-level pagetables commits, so we need to delay the rest to right after -rc1. Could you please resend them them (and any followup patches), in the suggested order? I don't see any conceptual problems, so this is only about timing and maximizing stability. Thanks, Ingo
