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

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Message-Id: <200904262230.37157.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:30:36 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
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 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:53:12 am Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 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..

Sorry, missed that one.

Thanks for the reminder,
Rusty.
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