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From: Usama Arif In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_OUT On 27/03/2026 12:25, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 09:51:31AM +0100, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote: >>> >>> RFC v2 -> v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/de0dc7ec-7a8d-4b1a-a419-1d97d2e4d510@linux.dev/ >> >> Note that we usually go from RFC to v1. >> >> I'll put this series on my review backlog, but it will take some time >> until I get to it (it won't make the next release either way :) ). > > Yeah, please update to v1 from RFC because I'm looking at this and wondering > where v1, v2 was and why I didn't see them... Ah yeah I included the previous version link in the coverletter [1]. > > Generally I'd also advise un-RFC'ing a biiiig series IDEALLY be done early in a > merge window :) > > We've pretty much shut the door to new series this cycle, but being so late in > the window at -rc5 would mean no way for this one anyway. ack > > But in general it's going to be a rebase pain this, Yeah rebasing from previous version [1] wasnt fun. But yes happy to rebase when needed! > and I'd rather not see it > land in mm-unstable at this point, because that's supposed to be 'what's in the > next release' and it's stuff like this that leads to 'I am not sure what > mm-unstable represents any more' being a thing. > > I think in an ideal world we'd ONLY see this in mm-new. ack, I will try and send the next revision on top of mm-new. I do believe this will apply cleanly on mm-new at the moment as well but ofcourse that can change. > > I wonder if we need some process for un-RFC'ing really, where somebody kinda > asks rather than it being a vibes thing as it is now (or a 'people don't reply > to my RFC' which yes I'm guilty of :) > > Anyway this is more general points and not about you Usama, because - hey - all > this stuff is pretty unclear generally. > No worries and Thanks for reviewing!! >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> >> David > > Cheers, Lorenzo [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260226113233.3987674-1-usama.arif@linux.dev/