linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH] modules fix incorrect percpu usage

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Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:51:57 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
CC:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	stable <stable@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] modules fix incorrect percpu usage

Hello,

On 04/20/2010 04:34 PM, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> Same here, for module.c fix. Feel free to choose between this fix or the
> corresponding refactoring from Tejun.

Please take this one for -stable.  I don't think the percpu
refactoring is worthwhile to backport to -stable.  It only affects
debug feature and the worst outcome is spurious warning messages.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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