linux-kernel - Re: 3.6-rc7 boot crash + bisection

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Message-ID: <20120926150407.GD10549@amd.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:04:07 +0200
From:	"Roedel, Joerg" <Joerg.Roedel@....com>
To:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
CC:	Florian Dazinger <florian@...inger.net>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	iommu <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: 3.6-rc7 boot crash + bisection

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 08:52:01AM -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
> Assuming this works, it may be ok as a 3.7 fix, but if there was
> actually more than one device behind the alias we'd expose them as
> separate iommu groups.  I don't think that's what we want.  Maybe it
> should at least get a pr_warn.  Thanks,

True, we need something more generic as the real fix. When Florian
reports success I'll try to get this still into 3.6, otherwise to
-stable.


	Joerg

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