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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:55:49 -0500
From: Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, karaluh@...aluh.pl
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] aoe: ignore vendor extension AoE responses
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 04:29:44PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:16:44 -0500
> Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com> wrote:
>
> > The Welland ME-747K-SI AoE target generates unsolicited AoE
> > responses that are marked as vendor extensions. Instead of
> > ignoring these packets, the aoe driver was generating kernel
> > messages for each unrecognized response received. This patch
> > corrects the behavior.
...
> Do you believe that this fix should be backported into earlier kernel
> versions? (2.6.28.x, 2.6.27.x, etc)
It shouldn't hurt, it can help, and it's well tested.
I am not sure how many environments have AoE packets that have vendor
extension command types, though, so I can't gauge how pressing the
need is for backporting.
If the cost of backporting is low, it probably should be backported.
--
Ed Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com>
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