Re: [PATCH v5 v5 4/6] mm/sparse-vmemmap: Fix DAX vmemmap accounting with optimization
From: Andrew Morton
Date: Thu Apr 23 2026 - 09:22:06 EST
On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:43:02 +0800 Muchun Song <muchun.song@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Ideally, split the series up into one series for 7.1-rcX+stable, another
> > series for 7.2.rc1.
>
> Given that these issues have existed for a long time and the trigger
> frequency is very low, I suggest we take a more conservative timing.
>
> We can prioritize getting the series into 7.2-rc1 first. Once they have
> 'baked' in the mainline for a while without issues, we can then proceed
> with the backport to -stable (7.1.x). This avoids rushing risky changes
> into stable branches.
Good plan. thanks.