linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Explicitly size elements of protocol structures

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Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:35:37 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
	jagrelo@...co.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Explicitly size elements of protocol
 structures

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 08:23:20AM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> Use explicitly sized types in data structures defining the host/guest
> protocol. I would like to thank Juan Sanchez-Agrelo  <jagrelo@...co.com> 
> for reporting this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> Reviewed-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>

If someone reports a problem, mark it as:
	Reported-by: Juan Sanchez-Agrelo <jagrelo@...co.com>
in the signed-off-by: area of the patch.

Does this need to go into 3.6, and possibly older kernels?  Or can it
wait for 3.7?

thanks,

greg k-h
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