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X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: "linux-arch@vger.kernel.org" , "pauld@redhat.com" , "catalin.marinas@arm.com" , "peterz@infradead.org" , Prasun Kapoor , "mtosatti@redhat.com" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "rostedt@goodmis.org" , "davem@davemloft.net" , "leon@sidebranch.com" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "peterx@redhat.com" , "trix@redhat.com" , "linux-api@vger.kernel.org" , "will@kernel.org" , "mingo@kernel.org" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org On Mon, Nov 23 2020 at 17:56, Alex Belits wrote: > This function checks to see if a vmstat worker is not running, > and the vmstat diffs don't require an update. The function is > called from the task-isolation code to see if we need to > actually do some work to quiet vmstat. A changelog has to explain _WHY_ this change is necessary and not _WHAT_ the patch is doing. Thanks, tglx _______________________________________________ linux-arm-kernel mailing list linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel