linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Patch 2/2][Bugfix][x86][hw-breakpoint] Fix return-code to notifier chain in hw_breakpoint

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Message-ID: <20100125222139.GF5087@nowhere>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:21:41 +0100
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	"K.Prasad" <prasad@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
Subject: Re: [RFC Patch 2/2][Bugfix][x86][hw-breakpoint] Fix return-code to
	notifier chain in hw_breakpoint_handler

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 02:51:27PM +0530, K.Prasad wrote:
> > >> Such a behaviour shouldn't be affected by the above change...your
> > >> confirmation would help!
> > >>
> > > 
> > > Hi Jan,
> > > 	I presume that the above explanation makes the role of this
> > > patch/bugfix clear.
> > > 
> > > Kindly let me know if you have any further queries.
> > > 
> > 
> > Nope. There should be really no conflicts of your optimization with kvm.
> > 
> > Jan
> > 
> > -- 
> 
> Hi Jan,
> 	Thanks for the confirmation.
> 
> Hi Frederic,
> 	Can you pull these fixes in? (LKML references:
> 20091226182725.GB9494@...ibm.com and 20091226182833.GC9494@...ibm.com).


I got a deeper look at these patches and answered with some comments.

If you address these, I can apply for .34 (because it's about optimizations
and not fixes).

Thanks.

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