Re: [GIT PULL] mm: frontswap (for 3.2 window)

David Rientjes
2011-10-27T20:18:55Z

On Thu, 27 Oct 2011, Dan Magenheimer wrote:

> Hi Linus --
>
> Frontswap now has FOUR users: Two already merged in-tree (zcache
> and Xen) and two still in development but in public git trees
> (RAMster and KVM). Frontswap is part 2 of 2 of the core kernel
> changes required to support transcendent memory; part 1 was cleancache
> which you merged at 3.0 (and which now has FIVE users).
>
> Frontswap patches have been in linux-next since June 3 (with zero
> changes since Sep 22). First posted to lkml in June 2009, frontswap
> is now at version 11 and has incorporated feedback from a wide range
> of kernel developers. For a good overview, see
> http://lwn.net/Articles/454795.
> If further rationale is needed, please see the end of this email
> for more info.
>
> SO... Please pull:
>
> git://oss.oracle.com/git/djm/tmem.git #tmem
>

Isn't this something that should go through the -mm tree?