Re: [External] Re: [PATCH] page-flags.h: Fix a missing header include of static_keys.h

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 10:17:36PM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote:
> Hi, Greg,
> 
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 10:07 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 10:00:43PM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote:
> > > Hi, Muchun,
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 7:17 PM Muchun Song <songmuchun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 5:04 PM Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi, Muchun,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 4:50 PM Muchun Song <songmuchun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 4:04 PM Feiyang Chen
> > > > > > <chris.chenfeiyang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The page-flags.h header relies on static keys since commit
> > > > > > > a6b40850c442bf ("mm: hugetlb: replace hugetlb_free_vmemmap_enabled
> > > > > > > with a static_key"), so make sure to include the header to avoid
> > > > > > > compilation errors.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Fixes: a6b40850c442bf ("mm: hugetlb: replace hugetlb_free_vmemmap_enabled with a static_key")
> > > > > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Feiyang Chen <chenfeiyang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  include/linux/page-flags.h | 1 +
> > > > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
> > > > > > > index e66f7aa3191d..147b336c7a35 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
> > > > > > > +++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
> > > > > > > @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> > > > > > >  #include <linux/mmdebug.h>
> > > > > > >  #ifndef __GENERATING_BOUNDS_H
> > > > > > >  #include <linux/mm_types.h>
> > > > > > > +#include <linux/static_key.h>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I did not include this. The change makes sense to me. But I am
> > > > > > curious what configs cause the compiling error. Would you mind
> > > > > > sharing the config with us?
> > > > > We found this problem when we add
> > > > > ARCH_WANT_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP to LoongArch. Since this isn't
> > > >
> > > > Good news to me. I would love to hear more archs support for HVO (HugeTLB
> > > > Vmemmap Optimization).
> > > >
> > > > > upstream yet, we cannot give such a config now (the default config of
> > > > > X86 and ARM64 is just OK).
> > > >
> > > > All right. In this case, the "Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" is unnecessary.
> > > Maybe make randconfig will have problems on X86/ARM64, so backporting
> > > to 5.18 seems reasonable.
> >
> > Unless it is proven to be needed, there is no need to backport it.
> OK, we will try "make randconfig". And if it isn't needed, should we
> send V2 to remove Cc stable?

If it isn't needed now, no need to send it at all.  Only submit it when
there is a patch that requires it.

thanks,

greg k-h