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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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On 3/13/24 04:54, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 02:55, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> wrote:
>>
>>       Also deprecate SLAB_MEM_SPREAD which was only
>>   used by SLAB, so it's a no-op since SLAB removal. Assign it an explicit zero
>>   value.  The removals of the flag usage are handled independently in the
>>   respective subsystems, with a final removal of any leftover usage planned
>>   for the next release.
> 
> I already had the patch ready to go:
> 
>     https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wji0u+OOtmAOD-5JV3SXcRJF___k_+8XNKmak0yd5vW1Q@mail.gmail.com/

Aha, missed that thread.

> so I just did a "git stash apply" and got rid of the final stragglers.
> No need to have various random maintainers have to worry about a flag
> that hasn't had any meaning since 6.7, and very little before that
> either.

Noted, thanks a lot.

>               Linus