linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [25/98] x86, AMD: Fix APIC timer erratum 400 affecting K8 Rev.A-E processors

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:13:48 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@....com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"ostr@...64.org" <ostr@...64.org>,
	"jvpeetz@....de" <jvpeetz@....de>,
	"Petkov, Borislav" <Borislav.Petkov@....com>,
	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>, "gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...nel.org" <stable@...nel.org>,
	"tim.bird@...sony.com" <tim.bird@...sony.com>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [25/98] x86, AMD: Fix APIC timer erratum 400 affecting K8 Rev.A-E processors

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:06:29PM -0400, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> On 07/27/11 11:42, Andi Kleen wrote:
> >>Andi, this patch is unnecessary.
> >>
> >>It (as well as 328935e6348c6a7cb34798a68c326f4b8372e68a and
> >>14fb57dccb6e1defe9f89a66f548fcb24c374c1d) is superseded by
> >>e9cdd343a5e42c43bcda01e609fa23089e026470 upstream
> >
> >Is it obsolete in 2.6.35 too?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> >
> >So what should I do? Drop this one and merge some other?
> >Or just drop?
> 
> Please drop it (and skip the other two that I mentioned above) and apply 
> e9cdd343a5e42c43bcda01e609fa23089e026470.

Looks like I already had a revert and that one too. I dropped the 
patch+revert

-Andi
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