linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Additional x86 fixes for 2.6.31-rc5

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Date:	Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:14:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Additional x86 fixes for 2.6.31-rc5



On Mon, 3 Aug 2009, Tejun Heo wrote:
> 
> Do you want to queue it for 2.6.31?

Yeah, no.

>			 Given that the generated code
> changes compared to the previous kernels (both pre and post percpu
> stuff), I think it would be safer to queue it for 2.6.32 window.  I
> would be happy to carry it in the percpu tree.

Please do. I don't want it for 31, and I do want it to get more testing. I 
ran with it for a few days, and saw no problems, and it looked obvious 
enough, but there just isn't any overriding reason for it to be in 31.

		Linus
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