linux-kernel - Re: [patch 07/69] libata-sff: Undo bug introduced with pci

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Message-ID: <20070522013424.3870ead3@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Tue, 22 May 2007 01:34:24 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>, jeff@...zik.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>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 07/69] libata-sff: Undo bug introduced with pci_iomap
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On Mon, 21 May 2007 16:18:25 -0700 (PDT)
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> 
> 
> On Mon, 21 May 2007, Chris Wright wrote:
> > ---
> > [chrisw: Why is this not upstream yet?]
> 
> And equally importantly, why is it even in the stable queue if it's not 
> upstream.

Its not relevant to upstream - upstream has different updates which
removed the bug but not in a clean "backport this" way.

> It's against stable rules, and it means that we may have stuff that gets 
> fixed in -stable and not in -upstream, if people don't notice. THAT IS 
> BAD

Then the rules are stupid in this specific case.

Alan
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