linux-kernel - Re: [patch 08/16] skge: fix ram buffer size calculation

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.9999.0711150810130.2786@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:11:30 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
cc:	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>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 08/16] skge: fix ram buffer size calculation



On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> 
> ------------------
> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
> 
> patch 7fb7ac241162dc51ec0f7644d4a97b2855213c32 in mainline.
> 
> This fixes problems with transmit hangs on older fiber based SysKonnect boards.
> 
> Adjust ram buffer sizing calculation to make it correct on all boards
> and make it like the code in sky2 driver.

This one is getting reverted in mainline in about five minutes (unless I 
find an email from Stephen to address the reported regression - I haven't 
gone through all my emails yet), so I don't think it should make it into 
stable.

			Linus
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