linux-kernel - RE: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV

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Date:	Sat, 9 Oct 2010 18:04:13 -0700
From:	"Anvin, H Peter" <h.peter.anvin@...el.com>
To:	"'torvalds@...ux-foundation.org'" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"'yinghai@...nel.org'" <yinghai@...nel.org>
CC:	"'holt@....com'" <holt@....com>, "'rja@....com'" <rja@....com>,
	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"'tglx@...utronix.de'" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"'steiner@....com'" <steiner@....com>,
	"'mingo@...e.hu'" <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: RE: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV

We'll have it for you before then; one way or other (I'm away for the weekend, but will be back tomorrow evening.)

-- 
Sent from my mobile phone; pardon the brevity and lack of formatting.


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Linus Torvalds [mailto:torvalds@...ux-foundation.org]
Sent:	Saturday, October 09, 2010 11:39 AM Pacific Standard Time
To:	Yinghai Lu
Cc:	Robin Holt; Russ Anderson; linux-kernel; tglx@...utronix.de; Anvin, H Peter; Jack Steiner; Ingo Molnar
Subject:	Re: [BUG] x86: bootmem broken on SGI UV

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> It is too late for put in 2.6.36. Linus already had -rc7, and assume he will have final .36 this week.

Anything that is worth tagging for stable is worth fixing before the
final release (probably Wednesday).

But I do want it tested and confirmed, and acked by lots of people.
And preferably get it through the normal channels too.

                    Linus