Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:36:53 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [stable] [PATCH] Make swap accounting default behavior configurable |
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On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 09:21:32AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote: > > Sorry, I really don't want to start backporting features to stable > > kernels if at all possible. Distros can pick them up on their own if > > they determine it is needed. > > I really do agree with the part about features. But isn't this patch > basically for distros (to help them to provide the swapaccounting feature > without the cost of higher memory consumption in default configuration)?
Then if the distros want it, they can pick it up themselves.
> If this doesn't go to the stable then all (interested) of them would > need to maintain the patch. Otherwise the change would come directly > from the upstream.
They can cherry-pick from upstream like they do for everything else, no real change here.
> Moreover, it is not a new feature it just consolidates the default > behavior of the already existing functionality.
Again, it doesn't match up with the stable kernel rules, sorry, no, this is not a bugfix or regression.
thanks,
greg k-h
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