Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86/vmemmap: Use direct-mapped VA instead of vmemmap-based VA

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:27:27 +0900 "Harry Yoo (Oracle)" <42.hyeyoo@gmail.com> wrote:

> > page table when accessing a vmemmap-based virtual address before this sync.
> > 
> > Fixes: faf1c0008a33 ("x86/vmemmap: optimize for consecutive sections in partial populated PMDs")
> > Signed-off-by: Gwan-gyeong Mun <gwan-gyeong.mun@intel.com>
> > Cc: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@suse.de>
> > Cc: Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@gmail.com>
> 
> I think this fix is reasonable without changing existing code too much.
> Any thoughts from x86 folks?
> 
> > Cc: Byungchul Park <byungchul@sk.com>
> > Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
> > Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> > Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> 
> Shouldn't we add Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>?

I'd say so, yes.  For many subsystems, a Fixes: means that -stable
maintainers will automatically scoop it up.  For mm patches they have
been asked to not do that - such patches require an explicit cc:stable
(the MM developers wish to determine what is backported).

An explicit cc:stable removes all doubt.

Also, this patch should have cc'ed linux-mm, please.

Anyway, I'll grab it pending additional review and I'll add the
cc:stable, thanks.