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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 2/5] x86/mm: fix sme_populate_pgd() to update page flags
On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 07:28:08AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> Based on your advice I  was going to submit this series to stable
> separately. This particular issue is not affecting anyone right now. The
> only user to this function is sme_kernel_encrypt() which never updates
> the PTE/PMD entries.  I can update the commit message like this this to
> clarify it.
>
> Enhance the sme_populate_pgd() to update page flags if the PMD/PTE entry
> already exists.

Agreed, except you still need the Fixes: tag to go with the patch. And
that Fixes: tag should point to the patch which added the checks you're
removing, I'd say.

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