linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] OLPC: Don't retry EC commands forever

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Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:36:42 +0100
From:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...top.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	x86@...nel.org, dilinger@...ued.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Fox <pgf@...top.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] OLPC: Don't retry EC commands forever

On 5 October 2010 08:53, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
>
> * Daniel Drake <dsd@...top.org> wrote:
>
>> From: Paul Fox <pgf@...top.org>
>>
>> Avoids a potential infinite loop
>
> Was this infinite loop observed in practice? I.e. should this get into
> .36 and into -stable?

It was observed once, but only during an EC hacking/debugging session
- not in regular operation.
So it should be fine for the next merge window with no need to backport it.

Thanks,
Daniel
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