linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/mce: Replace shared_bank array with is_shared

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Date:	Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:47:24 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>, bp@...en.de,
	chegger@...zon.de, xen-devel@...ts.xen.org,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	JBeulich@...e.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/mce: Replace shared_bank array with
 is_shared_bank() helper

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 03:20:05PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 05:10:40PM -0400, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> > Use helper function instead of an array to report whether register
> > bank is shared. Currently only bank 4 (northbridge) is shared.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c | 17 +++++++++--------
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 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.

Yeah,

stable@ was obviously wrongly CCed. This patch is clearly not stable
material.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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