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Re: [PATCH v9 02/42] mm: Move pte/pmd_mkwrite() callers with no VMA to _novma()



On 13.06.23 18:19, Edgecombe, Rick P wrote:
On Tue, 2023-06-13 at 10:44 +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
Previous patches have done the first step, so next move the callers
that
don't have a VMA to pte_mkwrite_novma(). Also do the same for

I hear x86 maintainers asking to drop "previous patches" ;-)

Maybe
This is the second step of the conversion that moves the callers ...

Really? I've not heard that. Just a strong aversion to "this patch".
I've got feedback to say "previous patches" and not "the last patch" so
it doesn't get stale. I guess it could be "previous changes".

Talking about patches make sense when discussing literal patches sent to the mailing list. In the git log, it's commit, and "future commits" or "follow-up work".

Yes, we use "patches" all of the time in commit logs, especially when we include the cover letter in the commit message (as done frequently in the -mm tree).

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb




 


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