Re: Is THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK appropriate for -mm for 4.8?

On 07/19/2016 01:47 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:

Hi all-

There are four core patches needed for the THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK thing,
and they apply cleanly to -mm now.  The x86 patch to flip the feature
on does not apply cleanly anywhere because it depends on changes in
-tip *and* in -mm.  I'd like to get all of this as well as the rest of
the vmap-stacks stuff in by 4.9, but I'm wondering if it might make
sense to get the core THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK stuff into -mm for 4.8
instead.

Pros:
 - It reduces the amount of core code that -tip will have to carry until 4.9.
 - It may benefit other architectures.  Christian Borntraeger
expressed an interest in enabling the feature for s390, but it'll be
awkward for him until the core bit landed.  Similarly, arm64 seems to
be interested.

I have not yet talked to Martin/Heiko about this, so not sure yet if and when
s390 is going to use this - so no pressure from our side yet.