linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: UV fix uv_flush_send_and

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Date:	Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:20:46 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: UV fix uv_flush_send_and_wait

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com> wrote:
> 
>> From: Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
>>
>> uv_flush_send_and_wait() should return a pointer if the broadcast
>> remote tlb shootdown requests fail. That causes the conventional IPI
>> method of shootdown to be used.
>>
>> Diffed against 2.6.29-rc2
>>   (Ingo's tree)
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c |    2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Applied to tip/x86/urgnet, thanks Cliff!

Ingo, this patch shouldn't go into x86/urgent.  This patch is to fix a
bug introduced by a patch in the percpu branch and not applicable to
x86/urgent.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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