linux-kernel - Re: [patch 00/21] 2.6.19-stable review

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Message-ID: <45DCA9CC.1070208@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:21:32 -0500
From:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch 00/21] 2.6.19-stable review

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> writes:
> 
>> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:31:41 -0500
>> Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> wrote:
>>> What is the status of:
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.20/2.6.20-mm2/broken-out/x86_64-mm-simplfy-__assign_irq_vector.patch
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.20/2.6.20-mm2/broken-out/x86_64-mm-handle-irqs-pending-in-irr-during-irq-migration.patch
>>
>> That's mainly an Andi decision.  Let's cc him.
>>
>>> They fix a serious bug that causes machines to freeze up
>>> or just run very slowly.
>>>
>>> I'd like to see these in -stable if possible.
>> They're not even in mainline yet.
> 
> If you don't have it you at least want the patch below.  It generally
> makes the bug non-fatal.
> 
> I'm still working my way through possible fixes...  Although the
> patch in question is close, and normally fixes it in my utmost
> paranoia I can still find problems with it.

We've tested it and found no problems so far.  It's definitely
better than what's there now. :)
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