linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio-rng: Remove false BUG for spurious callbacks

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0904240822410.3101@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:23:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio-rng: Remove false BUG for spurious callbacks



On Thu, 23 Apr 2009, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
> From: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
> 
> The virtio-rng drivers checks for spurious callbacks. Since
> callbacks can be implemented via shared interrupts (e.g. PCI) this
> could lead to guest kernel oopses with lots of virtio devices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
> ---

I really would have liked a sign-off from you too, rusty. I'll take it 
as-is, since it's trivial, but just a note..

		Linus
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