Re: [PATCH memcg v3 3/3] memcg: prohibit unconditional exceeding the limit of dying tasks

Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-10-29T07:46:16Z

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 10:22:56AM +0300, Vasily Averin wrote:
> On 28.10.2021 01:36, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:36:41 +0200 Michal Hocko <mhocko-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >> My view on stable backport is similar to the previous patch. If we want
> >> to have it there then let's wait for some time to see whether there are
> >> any fallouts as this patch depends on the PF_OOM change.
> >
> > It's strange that [1/3] doesn't have cc:stable, but [2/3] and [3/3] do
> > not. What is the thinking here?
>
> My fault, I missed it.
> All 3 patches should be backported,
> I did it already to stables kernels since 4.4 and I'm ready to submit it in demand.
>
> > I expect we'd be OK with merging these into 5.16-rc1. This still gives
> > another couple of months in -rc to shake out any problems. But I
> > suspect the -stable maintainers will merge and release the patches
> > before they are released in 5.16.
> >
> > In which case an alternative would be not to mark these patches
> > cc:stable and to somehow remember to ask the -stable maintainers to
> > merge them after 5.16 has been on the streets for a suitable period.
> >
> > Greg, thoughts?
>
> If you wish I can remind Greg in a month or even after 5.17 release.

Please remind us then, otherwise I will not remember :)

thanks,

greg k-h