Re: [PATCH 1/4] virtio_console: copy pipe buffers in splice_write()

[David Hildenbrand (Arm)]

On 11/12/26 10:25, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2026, at 10:09, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
>> On 11/12/26 09:55, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>>>
>>> I tried to push for what I thought was an aggressive timeline
>>> last year, but that would still keep the Arm bits for a couple more
>>> LTS releases and only gradually reduce the scope of highmem in the
>>> meantime, removing support from architectures, file systems, and
>>> drivers where possible. See https://lwn.net/Articles/1051010/
>>> for a summary of my talk in Tokyo, including the slides and
>>> a link to the video for anyone wanting more details.
>>>
>>> I also prepared a number of patches towards this, but have so
>>> far not been great at following up to get them merged, sorry
>>> about that.
>>
>> I think we can already start at removing CONFIG_HIGHPTE now, right?
> 
> Yes, I think my patch from two years ago still applies, see
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241210160556.2341497-4-arnd@xxxxxxxxxx/
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241210160556.2341497-5-arnd@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> If not, I can send you an updated version.

yes, please, that also brings it up to reviewer's attention :)

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Cheers,

David