linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] pci: Clamp pcie_set_readrq() when using "performance" settings

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFyOcb2y1QVaTNssWFU+nCee8RSs9-wZ-ARnFWcF5MdGSA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:36:32 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	Jon Mason <mason@...i.com>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] pci: Clamp pcie_set_readrq() when using "performance" settings

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt
<benh@...nel.crashing.org> wrote:
>
> Patches 1 and 2 fix it to do what it's supposed to.

Maybe.

Or maybe not.

We just don't the hell know, do we?

And -rc9 is not when we are supposed to make these kinds of changes.

                              Linus
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