[PATCH 10/17] prmem: documentation

[Nadav Amit]

From: Nadav Amit
Sent: November 1, 2018 at 4:31:59 PM GMT
> To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz at infradead.org>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto at amacapital.net>, Matthew Wilcox <willy at infradead.org>, Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa at gmail.com>, Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Dave Chinner <david at fromorbit.com>, James Morris <jmorris at namei.org>, Michal Hocko <mhocko at kernel.org>, Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening at lists.openwall.com>, linux-integrity <linux-integrity at vger.kernel.org>, linux-security-module <linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org>, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa at huawei.com>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen at linux.intel.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet at lwn.net>, Laura Abbott <labbott at redhat.com>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap at infradead.org>, Mike Rapoport <rppt at linux.vnet.ibm.com>, open list:DOCUMENTATION <linux-doc at vger.kernel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/17] prmem: documentation
> 
> 
> From: Peter Zijlstra
> Sent: October 31, 2018 at 9:08:35 AM GMT
>> To: Nadav Amit <nadav.amit at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto at amacapital.net>, Matthew Wilcox <willy at infradead.org>, Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa at gmail.com>, Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Dave Chinner <david at fromorbit.com>, James Morris <jmorris at namei.org>, Michal Hocko <mhocko at kernel.org>, Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening at lists.openwall.com>, linux-integrity <linux-integrity at vger.kernel.org>, linux-security-module <linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org>, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa at huawei.com>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen at linux.intel.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet at lwn.net>, Laura Abbott <labbott at redhat.com>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap at infradead.org>, Mike Rapoport <rppt at linux.vnet.ibm.com>, open list:DOCUMENTATION <linux-doc at vger.kernel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/17] prmem: documentation
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 04:18:39PM -0700, Nadav Amit wrote:
>>>> Nadav, want to resubmit your series? IIRC the only thing wrong with it was
>>>> that it was a big change and we wanted a simpler fix to backport. But
>>>> that’s all done now, and I, at least, rather liked your code. :)
>>> 
>>> I guess since it was based on your ideas…
>>> 
>>> Anyhow, the only open issue that I have with v2 is Peter’s wish that I would
>>> make kgdb use of poke_text() less disgusting. I still don’t know exactly
>>> how to deal with it.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps it (fixing kgdb) can be postponed? In that case I can just resend
>>> v2.
>> 
>> Oh man, I completely forgot about kgdb :/
>> 
>> Also, would it be possible to entirely remove that kmap fallback path?
> 
> Let me see what I can do about it.

My patches had several embarrassing bugs. I’m fixing and will resend later,
hopefully today.