Re: [PATCH net-next 04/24] rxrpc: Avoid using stack memory in SG lists in rxkad

From	David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH net-next 04/24] rxrpc: Avoid using stack memory in SG lists in rxkad
Date	2016-07-06 17:10 +0200
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Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> wrote:

> > From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
> >
> > rxkad uses stack memory in SG lists which would not work if stacks were
> > allocated from vmalloc memory.  In fact, in most cases this isn't even
> > necessary as the stack memory ends up getting copied over to kmalloc
> > memory.
> 
> This version no longer applies to Linus' tree, so I'm dropping it from
> my series.

This version of your rxrpc patch?  There haven't been any conflicting upstream
changes for a month.  Do you object to me carrying my version of the patch
since it fits in with the changes I've been making?

David

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[PATCH net-next 04/24] rxrpc: Avoid using stack memory in SG lists  in rxkad David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2016-07-05 15:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next 04/24] rxrpc: Avoid using stack memory in SG  lists in rxkad Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-07-06 15:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 04/24] rxrpc: Avoid using stack memory in SG lists in rxkad David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2016-07-06 17:10 +0200

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