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x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Server: rspam12 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 2C169160003 X-Stat-Signature: fcscysbnt5i96cg13ucqxfgyecnefixo X-Rspam-User: X-HE-Tag: 1757981153-377817 X-HE-Meta: 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 IQgp8UQH 0OMgJDQLw4MfYTHQN03AHF+/hVqn23gxF5pgDJtuqy0nVy9YY+r1Dg3Tb77MBz7kn1lsONoH940sXFc/afnFmoUOaBusdX1VhRYnfA3HOH9mkvZuihNtyL/u6IHCZciolaAnHXNTOljMKal0ngIOWyijR3DlSwnqMPJ5doCXorHWSLu18dWNMixn+XP63S1Zp3NRznvTReNCP8YEXYCebaw8FgFkvneSXD5nbl8cBkd3w8GI= X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:10:55 -0700 Kalesh Singh wrote: > > fwiw, there's nothing in the above which is usable in a [0/N] overview. > > > > While useful, the "what changed since the previous version" info isn't > > a suitable thing to carry in the permanent kernel record - it's > > short-term treansient stuff, not helpful to someone who is looking at > > the patchset in 2029. > > > > Similarly, the "how it was tested" material is also useful, but it > > becomes irrelevant as soon as the code hits linux-next and mainline. > > Hi Andrew, > > Thanks for the feedback. Do you mean the cover letter was not needed > in this case or that it lacked enough context? The latter. As I've split up the series, please put together some words to describe the remaining 6 patches if/when resending. Thanks.