linux-kernel - Re: [char-misc 1/4] mei: do not run reset flow from the interrupt thread

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Date:	Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:38:48 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
Cc:	"arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Usyskin, Alexander" <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [char-misc 1/4] mei: do not run reset flow from the interrupt
 thread

On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:46:14PM +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote:
> 
> 
> > 
> > This is a _really_ big patch for a stable kernel tree.  Are you sure
> > it's needed there?  Please go read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> > again.
> 
> I understand it's big though currently I do not have significantly
> simpler fix for the issue, all 4 patches are needed to make the reset
> issue  go away.

What is the "reset issue"?  Who is it affecting?  What is the problem?
Is there a work-around without this patchset?

As it is, I can't take something this big for the stable tree, sorry.

greg k-h
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