On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 12:15 PM Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 06/04/19 at 01:46pm, Sedat Dilek wrote:
> > [ CC me I am not subscribed to linux-stable ML ]
> > [ CC Greg and Sasha ]
> >
> > Hi Baoquan,
> >
> > that should be s/Fiexes/Fixes for the "Fixes tag".
> >
> > OLD: Fiexes: eedb92abb9bb ("x86/mm: Make virtual memory layout dynamic
> > for CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL=y")
> > NEW: Fixes: eedb92abb9bb ("x86/mm: Make virtual memory layout dynamic
> > for CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL=y")
> >
> > Also, you can add...
> >
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.19+
> >
> > ...to catch the below.
> >
> > [ QUOTE ]
> > You can see that it was added in kernel 4.17-rc1, as above. Can we just
> > apply this patch to stable trees after 4.17?
>
> Oops, I just noticed this mail today, sorry.
>
> Boris has picked it into tip/x86/urgent. It should be in linus's tree
> very soon. Appreciate your help anyway.
>
I have applied the patch set from [0] and booted into the new kernel.
But I have set...
CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS=4
# CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL is not set
To test this I need CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL=y?
Best two kernels with and without your patch.
- Sedat -
[0] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?h=x86/urgent&id=00e5a2bbcc31d5fea853f8daeba0f06c1c88c3ff
[1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/x86/x86_64/5level-paging.rst
> Thanks
> Baoquan
>
> >
> > >
> > > v5.1.4: Build OK!
> > > v5.0.18: Build OK!
> > > v4.19.45: Build OK!
> > [ /QUOTE ]
> >
> > I had an early patchset of you tested (which included this one IIRC),
> > so feel free to add my...
> >
> > Tested-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hope this lands in tip or linux-stable Git.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > - Sedat -
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1077557/
