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

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Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:52:00 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"jagrelo@...co.com" <jagrelo@...co.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Explicitly size elements of protocol
 structures



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 3:36 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> 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.

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

Given the "stable kernel rules",  I don't think this needs to go into older kernels.
This can wait for 3.7.

Thanks,

K. Y
 



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