Re: [PATCH 1/8] mm: Add ptep_try_set() for lockless empty-slot installs

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 07:36:19PM +0200, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
> On 6/15/26 18:27, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > Hello, David.
> > 
> >> Is BPF maybe picking up patches from other subsystems up too early
> >> without waiting for acks?
> > 
> > Do you mean the comment cleanup I just sent, or the original
> > ptep_try_set() merge?
> 
> I am talking about any patch that touches arch code without an ACK from the
> maintainer.
> 
> Maybe arm64 and x86 people are fine with that, but I heard other voices
> recently, thus my question.

I see. I don't know the dynamics here. I'll leave it for bpf folks.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun