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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/14] Convert powerpc to default topdown mmap layout
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:26:42 +1100 Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> wrote:

> > What will be the merge strategy ? I guess it's a bit late to get it 
> > through powerpc tree, so I was just wondering whether we could get 
> > patches 2 to 5 in mm this cycle, and the powerpc ones next cycle ?
> 
> Yeah I didn't pick it up because the mm changes don't have many acks and
> I'm always nervous about carrying generic mm changes.
> 
> It would be my preference if Andrew could take 2-5 through mm for v5.18,
> but it is quite late, so I'm not sure how he will feel about that.

5.18 isn't a problem.  Perhaps you meant 5.17, which would be real tough.

Can we take a look after 5.18-rc1?