ACK: [j/n][linux-aws][PATCH 0/2 v2] aws: Backport linear memory map change

[Thibault Ferrante]

On 14-06-2024 16:49, Philip Cox wrote:
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> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2069352
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> SRU Justification:
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> [Impact]
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> AWS discovered an issue of long EC2 instance launch times on the upcoming R8g instance types.
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> [Fix]
> 
> They have identified the following fixes that address this issue:
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> * https://patchew.org/linux/20240412131908.433043-1-ryan.roberts@arm.com/20240412131908.433043-2-ryan.roberts@arm.com/
> * https://patchew.org/linux/20240412131908.433043-1-ryan.roberts@arm.com/20240412131908.433043-3-ryan.roberts@arm.com/
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> They would like this fixed in the jammy, and noble kernels.
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> 
> For reference, here are the links to the above patches in 6.10-rc3:
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> * arm64: mm: Don't remap pgtables per-cont(pte|pmd) block
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c63db59c5f89925add57642be4f789d0d671ccd
> * arm64: mm: Batch dsb and isb when populating pgtables
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fcb7cea8a5f7747e02230f816c2c80b060d9517
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> 
> AWS has requested only the first two patches of the series of three patches be back ported.
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> [Test Plan]
> I have tested this, as has AWS.
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> [Where problems could occur]
> With the reordering of tlb invalidation and memory barriers, there is some risk, but this chance for regressions on this change is fairly small as the scope is fairly narrow.
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> [Other info]
> SF# 00387444
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> 
> Changes from v1:
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> Noticed patches tagged to mantic rather than noble.  Fixed subject titles.
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Acked-by: Thibault Ferrante <thibault.ferrante at canonical.com>

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Thibault