Re: kernel panic due to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2830bf6f05fb3e05bc4743274b806c821807a684

From: Michal Hocko
Date: Mon Jan 28 2019 - 14:02:50 EST


On Mon 28-01-19 10:42:25, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 3:44 AM Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Linus, could you take the revert please?
> >
> > or should I post the patch as a reply to make your life easier?
>
> I've taken that revert now, but yes, in general, it's much better if a
> patch is sent separately from the discussion as a very explicit patch
> (ie subject line has that usual "[PATCH] ..." format etc) simply
> because I get too much email and I can often miss things otherwise.
> Particularly inside a thread where the developers are discussing
> things, I go "ah, good, things are still being discussed" without
> looking any closer into the details.

Sure, I usually do it that way. I was just awaiting some review feedback
on the changelog first.

> That's particularly true when traveling - I only noticed this one on
> this second reminder email.. I'm home now, but Friday, when you sent
> it originally, was 45 hours long for me with 24 hours on airplanes and
> airports, so I had entirely missed the original email back then.

No problem. Andrew has already queued it as well so I guess he simply
drops it when it reaches your tree.

Thanks!
--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs