linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.12 00/33] 3.12.48-stable review

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Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:31:02 +0000
From:	"Rustad, Mark D" <mark.d.rustad@...el.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
CC:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux@...ck-us.net" <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	"shuah.kh@...sung.com" <shuah.kh@...sung.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.12 00/33] 3.12.48-stable review

> On Sep 18, 2015, at 1:11 AM, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz> wrote:
> 
> On 09/15/2015, 06:12 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Jiri,
>> 
>> I am seeing problems during PCI scans with this patch. I had
>> to boot it in recovery mode once and it is booting fine after
>> that, however, this is a concern
>> 
>> Could these be the reason?
>> 
>> Mark Rustad (2):
>>  PCI: Add dev_flags bit to access VPD through function 0
>>  PCI: Add VPD function 0 quirk for Intel Ethernet devices
> 
> Ok, so I released 3.12.48 without these two, but left them in the queue
> for the next release as they don't look as they caused the issue. If you
> can confirm whether they introduce the problem or not, it would be great.

I haven't been able to see a way for the patches to be involved, but I have no objection to deferring these. My only concern is what the cause actually was.

--
Mark Rustad, Networking Division, Intel Corporation


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