linux-kernel - Re: [stable-longterm] x86: HPET: Chose a paranoid safe value for the ETIME check

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:52:45 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [stable-longterm] x86: HPET: Chose a paranoid safe value for the
 ETIME check

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 07:31:21PM +0400, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
> I think this v2.6.37-rc5-64-gf1c1807 and v2.6.36-rc4-167-g995bd3b should be merged into longterm/stable kernels.
> We also found the same bug in RHEL6 kernel. (nohz kernel stuck and wait for HPET wraparound)
> This HPET-bug really annoying, while fix is tiny.

<formletter>

This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

</formletter>
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