linux-kernel - Re: [RFT] x86 acpi: normalize segment descriptor register on resume

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Message-ID: <4869D67B.4060902@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:02:19 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	pm list <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [RFT] x86 acpi: normalize segment descriptor register on resume

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> The appended patch fixes a regression and is considered as 2.6.26 
>> material. Everyone having a box with working suspend to RAM is gently 
>> requested to test it and verify if it doesn't break things.
>>
>> The patch applies to the current -git.
> 
> it's been under testing in tip/out-of-tree for about a week:
> 
> | commit ee901dc1b9ab94a37ba2efc296fe9ba72bc75adf
> | Author:     H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> | AuthorDate: Tue Jun 24 23:03:48 2008 +0200
> | Commit:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> | CommitDate: Wed Jun 25 18:48:13 2008 +0200
> |
> |     x86 ACPI: normalize segment descriptor register on resume
> 
> no problems caused by it so far.
> 

It still seems incredibly risky to push this for 2.6.26, especially 
given the Elan revelation.  I think it needs to be tested on the 2.6.27 
track, and then possibly be pushed back via the 2.6.26-stable route.

	-hpa
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