linux-kernel - Re: [patch 25/45] SCSI: sg: fix races during device removal

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0903311717330.4130@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:18:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
cc:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rbranco@...checkpoint.com>,
	Jake Edge <jake@....net>, Eugene Teo <eteo@...hat.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Tony Battersby <tonyb@...ernetics.com>,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 25/45] SCSI: sg: fix races during device removal



On Wed, 1 Apr 2009, James Bottomley wrote:
> 
> I think we could wait a bit to see if any issues turn up in 2.6.30
> testing.  I think it should go in eventually, though.

Sure, that sounds sane. But right now it has very little extra testing, so 
wait with putting it into -stable at _least_ until after -rc1 release or 
something?

		Linus
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