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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:28:09 -0700 From: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> To: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> Cc: "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "stable@...nel.org" <stable@...nel.org>, Brandon <brandon@...p.org>, "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net> Subject: Re: [stable] [stable-2.6.32 PATCH] ixgbe: backport bug fix for tx panic On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 02:37:13PM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 13:18, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote: > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 09:27:25AM -0700, Brandeburg, Jesse wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Tue, 25 May 2010, Jeff Kirsher wrote: > >> > >> > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 17:46, Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> wrote: > >> > > From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com> > >> > > > >> > > backporting this commit: > >> > > > >> > > commit fdd3d631cddad20ad9d3e1eb7dbf26825a8a121f > >> > > Author: Krishna Kumar <krkumar2@...ibm.com> > >> > > Date: Wed Feb 3 13:13:10 2010 +0000 > >> > > > >> > > ixgbe: Fix return of invalid txq > >> > > > >> > > a developer had complained of getting lots of warnings: > >> > > > >> > > "eth16 selects TX queue 98, but real number of TX queues is 64" > >> > > > >> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg02200.html > >> > > > >> > > As there was no follow up on that bug, I am submitting this > >> > > patch assuming that the other return points will not return > >> > > invalid txq's, and also that this fixes the bug (not tested). > >> > > > >> > > Signed-off-by: Krishna Kumar <krkumar2@...ibm.com> > >> > > Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com> > >> > > Acked-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com> > >> > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> > >> > > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net> > >> > > > >> > > CC: Brandon <brandon@...p.org> > >> > > Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com> > >> > > --- > >> > > > >> > > drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 8 ++++++-- > >> > > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > >> > > > >> > > >> > Greg - status? Did you queue this patch for the stable release and I missed it? > >> > >> Maybe we didn't say (and we should have) that this fixes a panic on > >> machines with > 64 cores. Please apply to -stable 32. > > > > I'll get to it for the next release after this one, if that's ok. > > > > thanks, > > > > greg k-h > > -- > > I did not see this patch in the list of patches for the next release > of the stable kernel. Just want to make sure this patch makes it this > time... :) Ick, I missed it, let me go queue it up right now, sorry about that. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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