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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3 @stable] mm(v4.0): New pfn_mkwrite same as
 page_mkwrite for VM_PFNMAP
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 22:26:38 +0200
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To: Boaz Harrosh <boaz@plexistor.com>
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On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 07:00:37PM +0300, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> On 04/08/2015 06:56 PM, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> > From: Yigal Korman <yigal@plexistor.com>
> > 
> > [For Stable 4.0.X]
> > The parallel patch at 4.1-rc1 to this patch is:
> >   Subject: mm: new pfn_mkwrite same as page_mkwrite for VM_PFNMAP
> > 
> > We need this patch for the 4.0.X stable tree if the patch
> >   Subject: dax: use pfn_mkwrite to update c/mtime + freeze protection
> > 
> > Was decided to be pulled into stable since it is a dependency
> > of this patch. The file mm/memory.c was heavily changed in 4.1
> > hence this here.
> > 
> 
> I forgot to send this patch for the stables tree, 4.0 only.
> 
> Again this one is only needed if we are truing to pull
>    Subject: dax: use pfn_mkwrite to update c/mtime + freeze protection
> 
> Which has the Stable@ tag. The problem it fixes is minor and might
> be skipped if causes problems.

I can't take patches in the stable tree that are not in Linus's tree
also.  Why can't I just take a corrisponding patch that is already in
Linus's tree, why do we need something "special" here?

thanks,

greg k-h

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