linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] x86 fixes (NOPL issue)

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Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:02:49 -0400
From:	David Sanders <linux@...dersweb.net>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] x86 fixes (NOPL issue)

On Friday 05 September 2008 22:22, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> This fixes the NOPL issue by detecting it explicitly.  I don't have
> access to Virtual PC, but this works on Virtual Server 2005 R2 which
> has the same issue.  These changes have been in -tip since August 18,
> so they have had some reasonable degree of exposure already.
>

We it be possible to send these fixes back the stable trees 2.6.26.y and 
2.6.25.y?

David
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