Re: [PATCH] slub: assign refcount for kmalloc_caches

CAI Qian
2013-01-25T03:32:46Z

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> To: "Joonsoo Kim" <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>
> Cc: "Paul Hargrove" <phhargrove@lbl.gov>, "Pekka Enberg" <penberg@kernel.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
> linux-mm@kvack.org, "Christoph Lameter" <cl@linux.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:23:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] slub: assign refcount for kmalloc_caches
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 04:52:54PM +0900, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 08:47:39PM -0800, Paul Hargrove wrote:
> > > I just had a look at patch-3.7.2-rc1, and this change doesn't
> > > appear to
> > > have made it in yet.
> > > Am I missing something?
> > >
> > > -Paul
> >
> > I try to check it.
> > Ccing to Greg.
> >
> > Hello, Pekka and Greg.
> >
> > v3.8-rcX has already fixed by another stuff, but it is not simple
> > change.
> > So I made a new patch and sent it.
> >
> > How this kind of patch (only for stable v3.7) go into stable tree?
> > through Pekka's slab tree? or send it to Greg, directly?
> >
> > I don't know how to submit this kind of patch to stable tree
> > exactly.
> > Could anyone help me?
>
> Please redo it, and send it to stable@vger.kernel.org, and say
> exactly
> why it isn't in Linus's tree, and that it should only be applied to
> 3.7-stable.
I also met this during the testing, so I'll re-send it then.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
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