linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.27.6

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Date:	Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:12:52 +0100
From:	Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>
To:	Loïc Grenié <loic.grenie@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"Greg KH" <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.27.6

"Loïc Grenié" <loic.grenie@...il.com> wrote:
> 2008/11/15 Elias Oltmanns <eo@...ensachen.de>:
>> "Loïc Grenié" <loic.grenie@...il.com> wrote:
>
>>>     No big deal, but commit 093327cb references
>>>   X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION that is not available anywhere.
>>
>> You are talking about commit 71556e92, I suppose. Since the change log
>> entry has been written for the original commit 5649b7c3 in Linus' tree,
>> it refers to a feature that is available there
>> (X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION) but has only been merged into mainline after
>> the release of 2.6.27.
>
>     No, I really mean 093327cb because it modifies arch/x86/Kconfig and in the
>   help for X86_RESERVE_LOW_64K it references
>   X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION that, as you say, exists only in 2.6.28-rc?

Right, I see. Perhaps Ingo wants to do something about it?

Regards,

Elias
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