Re: [PATCH v4 08/14] powerpc: add support for folded p4d page tables
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- To: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/14] powerpc: add support for folded p4d page tables
- From: Qian Cai <cai@xxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 05:50:23 -0400
- Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>, Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Brian Cain <bcain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>, Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxx>, Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx>, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>, Guan Xuetao <gxt@xxxxxxxxxx>, James Morse <James.Morse@xxxxxxx>, Jonas Bonn <jonas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Julien Thierry <julien.thierry.kdev@xxxxxxxxx>, Ley Foon Tan <ley.foon.tan@xxxxxxxxx>, Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>, Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>, Rich Felker <dalias@xxxxxxxx>, Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stafford Horne <shorne@xxxxxxxxx>, Stefan Kristiansson <stefan.kristiansson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@xxxxxxx>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>, Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>, Yoshinori Sato <ysato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kvmarm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-hexagon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-ia64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx, linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-sh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, nios2-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, openrisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, uclinux-h8-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- In-reply-to: <20200603120522.7646d56a23088416a7d3fc1a@linux-foundation.org>
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> On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:05 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> A bunch of new material just landed in linux-next/powerpc.
>
> The timing is awkward! I trust this will be going into mainline during
> this merge window? If not, please drop it and repull after -rc1.
I have noticed the same pattern over and over again, i.e., many powerpc new material has only shown up in linux-next for only a few days before sending for a pull request to Linus.
There are absolutely no safe net for this kind of practice. The main problem is that Linus seems totally fine with it.
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