Re: [PATCH] mm: convert totalram_pages, totalhigh_pages and managed_pages to atomic.

[Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>]

On Tue 23-10-18 23:26:16, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2018-10-24 at 08:15 +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Wed 24-10-18 10:47:52, Arun KS wrote:
> > > On 2018-10-24 01:34, Kees Cook wrote:
> > [...]
> > > > Thank you -- I was struggling to figure out the best way to reply to
> > > > this. :)
> > > I'm sorry for the trouble caused. Sent the email using,
> > > git send-email  --to-cmd="scripts/get_maintainer.pl -i"
> > > 0001-convert-totalram_pages-totalhigh_pages-and-managed_p.patch
> > > 
> > > Is this not a recommended approach?
> > 
> > Not really for tree wide mechanical changes. It is much more preferrable
> > IMHO to only CC people who should review the intention of the change
> > rather than each and every maintainer whose code is going to be changed.
> > This is a case by case thing of course but as soon as you see a giant CC
> > list from get_maintainer.pl then you should try to think twice to use
> > it. If not sure, just ask on the mailing list.
> 
> Generally, it's better to use scripts to control
> the --to-cmd and --cc-cmd options.

I would argue that it is better to use a common sense much more than
scripts.

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs