linux-kernel - Re: [107/117] ACPI: DMI init_set_sci_en_on

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Date:	Tue, 11 May 2010 08:10:49 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...onical.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, stable-review@...nel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [107/117] ACPI: DMI init_set_sci_en_on_resume for multiple
 Lenovo ThinkPads

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 09:38:25PM -0600, Alex Chiang wrote:
> Hm, this patch looks a little wonky.
> 
> Why is every entry repeated 3x?
> 
> > +	.callback = init_set_sci_en_on_resume,
> > +	.ident = "Lenovo ThinkPad T410",
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > +	.callback = init_set_sci_en_on_resume,
> > +	.ident = "Lenovo ThinkPad T410",
> 
> [snip[
> 
> > +	.callback = init_set_sci_en_on_resume,
> > +	.ident = "Lenovo ThinkPad T410",
> 
> Oh crap, it's broken upstream too. :(
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=patch;h=07bedca29b0973f36a6b6db36936deed367164ed
> 
> Not sure what happened, but I think some sort of hiccup occurred
> when the patch was applied, since this is what hit the mailing
> lists:
> 
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/94711/
> 
> Len, Greg, what would you like me to do? I think the cleanest
> thing to do to help keep -stable clean would be to:
> 
> 	a) drop this patch from current -stable queue
> 	b) revert 07bedca29b09 upstream
> 	c) apply the patch from patchwork
> 	d) re-apply to -stable
> 
> Thoughts?

How about getting a fixup patch into Linus's tree and then I'll apply
that fixup patch to stable as well?

In the meantime, triplicates don't hurt anyone :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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