linux-kernel - Re: [patch 00/21] 2.6.19-stable review

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Date:	Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:20:42 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 00/21] 2.6.19-stable review

On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 11:47:37AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:31:41 -0500
> Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
> > Greg KH wrote:
> > > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 2.6.19.5 release.
> > > 
> > > This will probably be the last release of the 2.6.19-stable series, so
> > > if there are patches that you feel should be applied to that tree,
> > > please let me know.
> > > 
> > > There are 21 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response to
> > > this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please let
> > > us know.  If anyone is a maintainer of the proper subsystem, and wants
> > > to add a Signed-off-by: line to the patch, please respond with it.
> > > 
> > 
> > What is the status of:
> > 
> > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.20/2.6.20-mm2/broken-out/x86_64-mm-simplfy-__assign_irq_vector.patch
> > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.20/2.6.20-mm2/broken-out/x86_64-mm-handle-irqs-pending-in-irr-during-irq-migration.patch
> 
> That's mainly an Andi decision.  Let's cc him.

I didn't think the problem was serious enough for a backport. Do we have
user reports? 

It's certainly not trivial obvious patches. 

Eric, what is your opinion? 

-Andi
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