linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2] pci: Check bridge resources after resource allocation.

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Date:	Thu, 12 May 2011 11:37:26 -0700
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] pci: Check bridge resources after resource
 allocation.

On Thu, 12 May 2011 11:22:29 -0700
Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com> wrote:

> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:14:07AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I like this approach than the earlier approach because it
> > > closes the subtle bug _introduced_ by my earlier patch,
> > >        commit c8adf9a3e873eddaaec11ac410a99ef6b9656938
> > >
> > > However i think the implementation can be made cleaner. Comments below..
> > 
> > Ack on all of that. Do we have confirmation that the patch works, though?
> 
> In theory it should work. But I have not tested it yet. I will work with Yinghai and
> have a cleaned-up/working/tested patch your way soon.

Linus, I don't have anything else queued up, so you may as well take
this one directly if you want it in 2.6.39.  It's a regression fix, but
resource changes always make me nervous.  Alternately, I could put it
into 2.6.40 instead, the backport to 2.6.39.x if it survives until
2.6.40-rc2 or so...

Thanks,
-- 
Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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