linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 06/16] ntb: ensure ntb_mw_get_align() is only called when the link is up

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Date:   Tue, 1 Aug 2017 14:28:12 -0400
From:   Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>
To:     Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
Cc:     linux-ntb@...glegroups.com, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Allen Hubbe <Allen.Hubbe@....com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kurt Schwemmer <kurt.schwemmer@...rosemi.com>,
        Stephen Bates <sbates@...thlin.com>,
        Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 06/16] ntb: ensure ntb_mw_get_align() is only called
 when the link is up

On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 12:17:47PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> On 01/08/17 12:14 PM, Jon Mason wrote:
> > This also looks like a bug fix.  However, given that it is a little more
> > invasive and no one reporting any problems with it, I'm less apt to
> > pull it into the bug-fixes branch without anyone compilaining of a
> > bug (lest I break something in -stable).
> 
> Yes, 6 and 7 change a semantic of that function. I wouldn't call them
> bug fixes. But you can't pull 7 without pulling 6, as 7 would break
> everything unless the change in 6 occurs.

Okay, then I'll hold off on 7 then.  It wasn't clear to me, based on
the patch descriptions, that this was fallout from the previous patch.
Thanks for clearing this up for me.

Thanks,
Jon

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Logan
> 
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