linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] ipc/sem.c: Bug fixes, regression fixes, v3

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Date:	Tue, 28 May 2013 04:57:32 +0900
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
Cc:	Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@...com>, hhuang@...hat.com,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] ipc/sem.c: Bug fixes, regression fixes, v3

On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 01:50:38PM -0400, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On 05/26/2013 10:04 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 11:08:51AM +0200, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> >>I've split my patch into 4 parts:
> >>- 1: Fix-missing-wakeups-in-do_smart_update
> >>- 2: seperate-wait-for-zero-and-alter-tasks
> >>- 3: Always-use-only-one-queue-for-alter-operations
> >>- 4: Rename-try_atomic_semop-to-perform_atomic
> >>
> >>Linus:
> >>- Patch 1 should be merged immediately: It fixes bugs,
> >>   the current code misses wakeups.
> >
> >Should this patch be backported to 3.9 and maybe older kernels as well?
> 
> No need, the new semaphore code (with this last regression)
> did not get merged until the 3.10 merge window.

Thanks, I didn't realize that.

greg k-h
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