netdev - Re: [PATCHv2 net] xen-netback: count number required slots for an skb more carefully

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Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:41:32 +0100
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, <xen-devel@...ts.xen.org>,
	<konrad.wilk@...cle.com>, <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 net] xen-netback: count number required slots for an
 skb more carefully

On 17/09/13 15:05, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Thu, 2013-09-12 at 23:23 -0400, David Miller wrote:
>> I assume you want this queued up for -stable,
> 
> I think so, David V -- do you know how far back this goes?

Stable please, but only back to 3.10.

I suspect (but never had time to confirm) that this fixes a regression
introduced by "xen/netback: Calculate the number of SKB slots required
correctly" e26b203e which was added in 3.6.

>>  and can you check if
>> there is any non-trivial backporting for earlier kernels?
> 
> Another one I hope David can answer...

Backport to 3.10 "just works".

David
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