Re: [PATCH] x86/sgx: Avoid returning NULL in __sgx_alloc_epc_page()

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Fri Mar 19 2021 - 11:24:23 EST


On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 03:59:31PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 04:50:33PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > I was on the verge whether to merge that into the original patch since
> > > > it is the top patch on the branch or create a new one but opted for
> > > > former because this way it won't break bisection and people won't have
> > > > to pay attention whether there's a fix patch to the NUMA patch too, in
> > > > case they wanna backport and whatnot.
>
> ...
>
> > I understood Boris' comment that the fixes would not be squashed.
>
> Please read it again and let me know what about it is not clear. It is
> at the beginning of this mail.

I did misread it for the first time.

So let's sanity: you *are* going to squash the patches together because
that way it's factors easier to backport the whole thing?

Is this the correct understanding?

Fair point, I can cope with that.

> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
> https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
>

/Jarkko