Re: [RFC v2 PATCH 0/16] Optimize this_cpu_*() ops for non-x86 (ARM64 for this series)
From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Tue Aug 04 2026 - 13:38:37 EST
On Tue, 4 Aug 2026 at 10:24, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Well :) it fundamentally changes how mm works - now we have a whole new set of
> kernel page tables and PGD's that we have to think about.
Yes, I'm certainly not enamored with that patch series under discussion.
That said, I only scanned it quickly, and I'm also admittedly less
involved in the MM world than I historically was, so I don't think you
should read *too* much into my opinions.
Linus