linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ioat: remove chanerr mask setting for IOAT v3.x

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Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:40:28 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
Cc:	djbw@...com, vinod.koul@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, jon.mason@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ioat: remove chanerr mask setting for IOAT v3.x

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 03:16:08PM -0700, Dave Jiang wrote:
> The existing code set a value in the PCI_CHANERRMSK_INT register
> for a workaround to address a pre-silicon bug on the Intel 5520 IO hub that
> has been fixed when the hardware was released. There is no need for this
> code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c |    7 +------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

<formletter>

This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

</formletter>
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