linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: util: Fix a bug in version negotiation code for util services

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:12:52 -0700
From:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: util: Fix a bug in version negotiation
 code for util services

On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:35:42PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: K. Y. Srinivasan [mailto:kys@...rosoft.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 1:32 PM
> > To: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> > devel@...uxdriverproject.org; olaf@...fle.de; apw@...onical.com;
> > jasowang@...hat.com
> > Cc: KY Srinivasan
> > Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: util: Fix a bug in version negotiation code for util
> > services
> > 
> > The current code picked the highest version advertised by the host. WS2012 R2
> > has implemented a protocol version for KVP that is not compatible with prior
> > protocol versions of KVP. Fix the bug in the current code by explicitly specifying
> > the protocol version that the guest can support.
> 
> Greg,
> 
> Do you want me to resubmit this patch.

No, it's not lost, I'm just working on 3.11 patches at the moment, I'll
push this one to 3.12 later.

thanks,

greg k-h
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