linux-kernel - Re: [34-longterm 179/179] x86/PCI: do not tie MSI MS-7253 use

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Message-ID: <20120515160350.GB17760@windriver.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 May 2012 12:03:50 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	<stable@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [34-longterm 179/179] x86/PCI: do not tie MSI MS-7253 use_crs
 quirk to BIOS version

[Re: [34-longterm 179/179] x86/PCI: do not tie MSI MS-7253 use_crs quirk to BIOS version] On 15/05/2012 (Tue 15:47) Alan Cox wrote:

> On Tue, 15 May 2012 15:44:55 +0100
> Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> > O> MS-7253, for which we already have a quirk, but the short-sighted
> > > author tied the quirk to a single BIOS version, making it not kick in
> > 
> > It's our usual policy to tie to particular BIOS versions because these
> > things are often BIOS specific and come and go with updates.
> 
> Doh ignore that, the point is valid but not in a -longterm context

The prefix "34-longterm" isn't as clear as it was before we went to 3.0
so I'll change it to "2.6.34-stable" for next time.  We've stopped
separating longterm from stable on the server anyways.

Thanks,
Paul.

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