Re: [PATCH v1] virtio-mem: add memory via add_memory_driver_managed()

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Thu Jun 11 2020 - 07:19:05 EST


On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 01:00:24PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> >> I'd like to have this patch in 5.8, with the initial merge of virtio-mem
> >> if possible (so the user space representation of virtio-mem added memory
> >> resources won't change anymore).
> >
> > So my plan is to rebase on top of -rc1 and merge this for rc2 then.
> > I don't like rebase on top of tip as the results are sometimes kind of
> > random.
>
> Right, I just wanted to get this out early so we can discuss how to proceed.
>
> > And let's add a Fixes: tag as well, this way people will remember to
> > pick this.
> > Makes sense?
>
> Yes, it's somehow a fix (for kexec). So
>
> Fixes: 5f1f79bbc9e26 ("virtio-mem: Paravirtualized memory hotplug")
>
> I can respin after -rc1 with the commit id fixed as noted by Pankaj.
> Just let me know what you prefer.
>
> Thanks!

Some once this commit is in Linus' tree, please ping me.

> --
> Thanks,
>
> David / dhildenb