linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH 2/2] xen: don't drop NX bit

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Message-ID: <20080616233730.GA25506@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:37:30 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Stable Kernel <stable@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH 2/2] xen: don't drop NX bit

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 03:51:37PM -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
>> While it's great that you tell the stable people about this, but is it
>> realistic?  Is anyone using Xen as contained in the mainline kernel
>> these days?
>>   
>
> Yes, it's what Redhat is shipping in Fedora 9.

Wow, great, I didn't realize this!  Nevermind then :)

>> If a distro were to be based on 2.6.25 and we take this patch, they will
>> just revert it back out due to their very large Xen patchset they apply
>> on top to get a "working" Xen version, right?
>>   
>
> No.  RH is using upstream Xen now.  I don't know what the other distros are 
> doing, but Novell is considering it, at least.

Heh, Novell isn't using it right now, look at the series of patches in
opensuse 11.0 for proof of that :(

Ok, no objection from me, when these hit Linus's tree we'll add them to
the -stable queue.

thanks,

greg k-h
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