Re: [PATCH 5.10 096/126] KVM: x86/mmu: Use atomic ops to set SPTEs in TDP MMU map

Sasha Levin
2021-04-06T19:44:22Z

On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 08:28:27PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>If a patch doesn't (more or less trivially) apply, the maintainer
>should take action. Distro maintainers can also jump in and post the
>backport to subsystem mailing lists. If the stable kernel loses a
>patch because a maintainer doesn't have the time to do a backport,
>it's not the end of the world.

This quickly went from a "world class" to "fuck it".

It's understandable that maintainers don't have all the time in the
world for this, but are you really asking not to backport fixes to
stable trees because you don't have the time for it and don't want
anyone else to do it instead?

Maybe consider designating someone who knows the subsystem well and does
have time for this?

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Thanks,
Sasha