Re: [PATCH] Partially revert "mm/memcontrol.c: keep local VM counters in sync with the hierarchical ones"

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Aug 27 2019 - 13:06:24 EST


On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 04:10:16PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Sat 24-08-19 23:23:07, Thomas Backlund wrote:
> > Den 24-08-2019 kl. 22:57, skrev Andrew Morton:
> > > On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 19:15:23 +0000 Roman Gushchin <guro@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > Fixes: 766a4c19d880 ("mm/memcontrol.c: keep local VM counters in sync with the hierarchical ones")
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Roman Gushchin <guro@xxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > mm/memcontrol.c | 8 +++-----
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > <formletter>
> > > > >
> > > > > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> > > > > stable kernel tree. Please read:
> > > > > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> > > > > for how to do this properly.
> > > >
> > > > Oh, I'm sorry, will read and follow next time. Thanks!
> > >
> > > 766a4c19d880 is not present in 5.2 so no -stable backport is needed, yes?
> > >
> >
> > Unfortunately it got added in 5.2.7, so backport is needed.
>
> yet another example of patch not marked for stable backported to the
> stable tree. yay...

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greg k-h