linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.20.4] Flush MSI-X table writes (rev 3)

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Message-ID: <m1ejn6il0m.fsf@ebiederm.dsl.xmission.com>
Date:	Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:33:45 -0600
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.20.4] Flush MSI-X table writes (rev 3)

Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> writes:
>
> Sorry, but this isn't going to go into 2.6.20 any time soon as it
> doesn't fit the rules for the -stable tree.
>
> But I'll take an updated version for my pci tree to go to Linus after
> 2.6.21 is out.

Greg this does fix a bug that affects 2.6.21.  We have hardware in 2.6.21 that
is affected And it at least seems to meet the obviously correct
criteria.  So at least for 2.6.21 I think it is interesting.

Eric
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