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Tsirkin" , Jason Wang , Xuan Zhuo , =?UTF-8?Q?Eugenio_P=C3=A9rez?= , Zi Yan References: <20260115092015.3928975-1-david@kernel.org> <20260115104907.96d2aac4de42dce12d6064d9@linux-foundation.org> From: "David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)" Content-Language: en-US Autocrypt: addr=david@kernel.org; keydata= xsFNBFXLn5EBEAC+zYvAFJxCBY9Tr1xZgcESmxVNI/0ffzE/ZQOiHJl6mGkmA1R7/uUpiCjJ dBrn+lhhOYjjNefFQou6478faXE6o2AhmebqT4KiQoUQFV4R7y1KMEKoSyy8hQaK1umALTdL QZLQMzNE74ap+GDK0wnacPQFpcG1AE9RMq3aeErY5tujekBS32jfC/7AnH7I0v1v1TbbK3Gp XNeiN4QroO+5qaSr0ID2sz5jtBLRb15RMre27E1ImpaIv2Jw8NJgW0k/D1RyKCwaTsgRdwuK Kx/Y91XuSBdz0uOyU/S8kM1+ag0wvsGlpBVxRR/xw/E8M7TEwuCZQArqqTCmkG6HGcXFT0V9 PXFNNgV5jXMQRwU0O/ztJIQqsE5LsUomE//bLwzj9IVsaQpKDqW6TAPjcdBDPLHvriq7kGjt WhVhdl0qEYB8lkBEU7V2Yb+SYhmhpDrti9Fq1EsmhiHSkxJcGREoMK/63r9WLZYI3+4W2rAc UucZa4OT27U5ZISjNg3Ev0rxU5UH2/pT4wJCfxwocmqaRr6UYmrtZmND89X0KigoFD/XSeVv jwBRNjPAubK9/k5NoRrYqztM9W6sJqrH8+UWZ1Idd/DdmogJh0gNC0+N42Za9yBRURfIdKSb B3JfpUqcWwE7vUaYrHG1nw54pLUoPG6sAA7Mehl3nd4pZUALHwARAQABzSREYXZpZCBIaWxk ZW5icmFuZCA8ZGF2aWRAa2VybmVsLm9yZz7CwY0EEwEIADcWIQQb2cqtc1xMOkYN/MpN3hD3 AP+DWgUCaKYhwAIbAwUJJlgIpAILCQQVCgkIAhYCAh4FAheAAAoJEE3eEPcA/4Naa5EP/3a1 9sgS9m7oiR0uenlj+C6kkIKlpWKRfGH/WvtFaHr/y06TKnWn6cMOZzJQ+8S39GOteyCCGADh 6ceBx1KPf6/AvMktnGETDTqZ0N9roR4/aEPSMt8kHu/GKR3gtPwzfosX2NgqXNmA7ErU4puf zica1DAmTvx44LOYjvBV24JQG99bZ5Bm2gTDjGXV15/X159CpS6Tc2e3KvYfnfRvezD+alhF XIym8OvvGMeo97BCHpX88pHVIfBg2g2JogR6f0PAJtHGYz6M/9YMxyUShJfo0Df1SOMAbU1Q Op0Ij4PlFCC64rovjH38ly0xfRZH37DZs6kP0jOj4QdExdaXcTILKJFIB3wWXWsqLbtJVgjR YhOrPokd6mDA3gAque7481KkpKM4JraOEELg8pF6eRb3KcAwPRekvf/nYVIbOVyT9lXD5mJn IZUY0LwZsFN0YhGhQJ8xronZy0A59faGBMuVnVb3oy2S0fO1y/r53IeUDTF1wCYF+fM5zo14 5L8mE1GsDJ7FNLj5eSDu/qdZIKqzfY0/l0SAUAAt5yYYejKuii4kfTyLDF/j4LyYZD1QzxLC MjQl36IEcmDTMznLf0/JvCHlxTYZsF0OjWWj1ATRMk41/Q+PX07XQlRCRcE13a8neEz3F6we 08oWh2DnC4AXKbP+kuD9ZP6+5+x1H1zEzsFNBFXLn5EBEADn1959INH2cwYJv0tsxf5MUCgh Cj/CA/lc/LMthqQ773gauB9mN+F1rE9cyyXb6jyOGn+GUjMbnq1o121Vm0+neKHUCBtHyseB fDXHA6m4B3mUTWo13nid0e4AM71r0DS8+KYh6zvweLX/LL5kQS9GQeT+QNroXcC1NzWbitts 6TZ+IrPOwT1hfB4WNC+X2n4AzDqp3+ILiVST2DT4VBc11Gz6jijpC/KI5Al8ZDhRwG47LUiu Qmt3yqrmN63V9wzaPhC+xbwIsNZlLUvuRnmBPkTJwwrFRZvwu5GPHNndBjVpAfaSTOfppyKB Tccu2AXJXWAE1Xjh6GOC8mlFjZwLxWFqdPHR1n2aPVgoiTLk34LR/bXO+e0GpzFXT7enwyvF FFyAS0Nk1q/7EChPcbRbhJqEBpRNZemxmg55zC3GLvgLKd5A09MOM2BrMea+l0FUR+PuTenh 2YmnmLRTro6eZ/qYwWkCu8FFIw4pT0OUDMyLgi+GI1aMpVogTZJ70FgV0pUAlpmrzk/bLbRk F3TwgucpyPtcpmQtTkWSgDS50QG9DR/1As3LLLcNkwJBZzBG6PWbvcOyrwMQUF1nl4SSPV0L LH63+BrrHasfJzxKXzqgrW28CTAE2x8qi7e/6M/+XXhrsMYG+uaViM7n2je3qKe7ofum3s4v q7oFCPsOgwARAQABwsF8BBgBCAAmAhsMFiEEG9nKrXNcTDpGDfzKTd4Q9wD/g1oFAmic2qsF CSZYCKEACgkQTd4Q9wD/g1oq0xAAsAnw/OmsERdtdwRfAMpC74/++2wh9RvVQ0x8xXvoGJwZ rk0Jmck1ABIM//5sWDo7eDHk1uEcc95pbP9XGU6ZgeiQeh06+0vRYILwDk8Q/y06TrTb1n4n 7FRwyskKU1UWnNW86lvWUJuGPABXjrkfL41RJttSJHF3M1C0u2BnM5VnDuPFQKzhRRktBMK4 GkWBvXlsHFhn8Ev0xvPE/G99RAg9ufNAxyq2lSzbUIwrY918KHlziBKwNyLoPn9kgHD3hRBa Yakz87WKUZd17ZnPMZiXriCWZxwPx7zs6cSAqcfcVucmdPiIlyG1K/HIk2LX63T6oO2Libzz 7/0i4+oIpvpK2X6zZ2cu0k2uNcEYm2xAb+xGmqwnPnHX/ac8lJEyzH3lh+pt2slI4VcPNnz+ vzYeBAS1S+VJc1pcJr3l7PRSQ4bv5sObZvezRdqEFB4tUIfSbDdEBCCvvEMBgoisDB8ceYxO cFAM8nBWrEmNU2vvIGJzjJ/NVYYIY0TgOc5bS9wh6jKHL2+chrfDW5neLJjY2x3snF8q7U9G EIbBfNHDlOV8SyhEjtX0DyKxQKioTYPOHcW9gdV5fhSz5tEv+ipqt4kIgWqBgzK8ePtDTqRM qZq457g1/SXSoSQi4jN+gsneqvlTJdzaEu1bJP0iv6ViVf15+qHuY5iojCz8fa0= In-Reply-To: <20260115104907.96d2aac4de42dce12d6064d9@linux-foundation.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspam-User: X-Stat-Signature: gb3faowubrt3zhkmn6inizfxkfptkhg8 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: B48ED8000D X-Rspamd-Server: rspam04 X-HE-Tag: 1768506442-290931 X-HE-Meta: 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 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 1/15/26 19:49, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:19:50 +0100 "David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)" wrote: > >> I started with wanting to remove the dependency of the balloon >> infrastructure on the page lock, but ended up performing various other >> cleanups, some of which I had on my todo list for years. >> >> This series heavily cleans up and simplifies our balloon infrastructure, >> including our balloon page migration functionality. > > Thanks, I'll add this. Again, I'll suppress the ensuing 528 emails. > > Sigh, I do worry that the ongoing email deluge is training people to > ignore addition of things to mm.git. Maybe more emails like this one > is the way to address this. It would be sufficient to only send a single mail for the whole patchset, maybe? -- Cheers David