Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyablememory

[Ben Hutchings]

On Fri, 2013-01-25 at 20:53 +1100, paul.szabo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Dear Minchan,
> 
> > So what's the effect for user?
> > ...
> > It seems you saw old kernel.
> > ...
> > Current kernel includes ...
> > So I think we don't need this patch.
> 
> As I understand now, my patch is "right" and needed for older kernels;
> for newer kernels, the issue has been fixed in equivalent ways; it was
> an oversight that the change was not backported; and any justification
> you need, you can get from those "later better" patches.
[...]

If you can identify where it was fixed then your patch for older
versions should go to stable with a reference to the upstream fix (see
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt).

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Q.  Which is the greater problem in the world today, ignorance or apathy?
A.  I don't know and I couldn't care less.

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