Re: [PATCH v5 v5 4/6] mm/sparse-vmemmap: Fix DAX vmemmap accounting with optimization

Andrew Morton
2026-04-23T13:14:03Z

On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:43:02 +0800 Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev> wrote:

> >
> > Ideally, split the series up into one series for 7.1-rcX+stable, another
> > series for 7.2.rc1.
>
> Given that these issues have existed for a long time and the trigger
> frequency is very low, I suggest we take a more conservative timing.
>
> We can prioritize getting the series into 7.2-rc1 first. Once they have
> 'baked' in the mainline for a while without issues, we can then proceed
> with the backport to -stable (7.1.x). This avoids rushing risky changes
> into stable branches.

Good plan. thanks.