linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86, efi: Calling __pa() with an ioremap()ed address is invalid"

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Date:	Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:26:30 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Keith Packard <keithp@...thp.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Huang Ying <huang.ying.caritas@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86, efi: Calling __pa() with an ioremap()ed
 address is invalid"


* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:

> On 12/12/2011 02:01 AM, Matt Fleming wrote:
> > 
> > At this late -rc stage I agree it makes sense to revert this. The
> > CONFIG_X86_32 oops that the patch fixes has been around for years and no
> > one seems to have encountered it (until now), whereas this new
> > regression is likely to affect many more users.
> > 
> 
> Agreed on both accounts.
> 
> For the revert:
> 
> Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
> 
> ... or we can push it in the next x86/urgent batch.

I've pushed it int x86/urgent and will send it to Linus later 
today (if he has not applied it meanwhile).

Thanks,

	Ingo
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