On Tue, 5 Aug 2025 07:56:43 -0600 Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 5 Aug 2025 15:27:35 +0200 > David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 05.08.25 03:24, Alex Williamson wrote: > > > Objections were raised to adding this helper to common code with only a > > > single user and dubious generalism. Pull it back into subsystem code. > > > > > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=whhYRMS7Xc9k_JBdrGvp++JLmU0T2xXEgn046hWrj7q8Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > > Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Cc: Li Zhe <lizhe.67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > > So, we might have a version that Linus should be happy with, that we > > could likely place in mm/util.c. > > > > Alex, how would you want to proceed with that? > > Still reading the thread overnight, but if there's a better solution > that Linus won't balk at then let's do it. Thanks, How soon were you thinking of sending an alternate proposal? I don't want to make this any messier, but this patch gives us some breathing room for the merge window. Thanks, Alex
