[RFC v2 PATCH 0/16] Optimize this_cpu_*() ops for non-x86 (ARM64 for this series)

Linus Torvalds torvalds at linux-foundation.org
Tue Aug 4 10:28:01 PDT 2026


On Tue, 4 Aug 2026 at 10:24, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs at kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Well :) it fundamentally changes how mm works - now we have a whole new set of
> kernel page tables and PGD's that we have to think about.

Yes, I'm certainly not enamored with that patch series under discussion.

That said, I only scanned it quickly, and I'm also admittedly less
involved in the MM world than I historically was, so I don't think you
should read *too* much into my opinions.

              Linus



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