linux-kernel - Re: [patch 34/54] Fix roundup_pow_of

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Message-ID: <20070608182325.GH3723@sequoia.sous-sol.org>
Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2007 11:23:25 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	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>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@...tec.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 34/54] Fix roundup_pow_of_two(1)

* Theodore Tso (tytso@....edu) wrote:
> If this doesn't fix a user-visiable bug, should we be including it in
> the stable patch series?  (Assuming that it doesn't, I wouldn't, but I
> tend to be more conservative about what I would include in a stable
> production release.)

Rolf, despite simplicity of patch, I'm inclined to agree with Ted.
Were you effected by this in the wild, or just noticed by code
inspection?

thanks,
-chris
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