linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.9.5

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Date:	Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:47:42 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>, lwn@....net,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 3.9.5

On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 06:37:02AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 08:10:11AM -0400, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 07:08:17AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > >> On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 08:53:12PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > >> > On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 12:58:16PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > >> > > I'm announcing the release of the 3.9.5 kernel.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > All users of the 3.9 kernel series must upgrade.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > The updated 3.9.y git tree can be found at:
> > >> > >   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.9.y
> > >> > > and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser:
> > >> > >   http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary
> > >> > >
> > >> > > thanks,
> > >> > >
> > >> > > greg k-h
> > >> > >
> > >> > powerpc build fails:
> > >> >
> > >> > arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c: In function 'alignment_exception':
> > >> > arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c:1154:3: error: label 'bail' used but not defined
> > >> > make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.o] Error 1
> > >> > make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> > >> >
> > >> > Due to commit 6ce6c629 (powerpc/tm: Abort on emulation and alignment faults).
> > >>
> > >> Is there a upstream patch that fixes this problem that I should apply?
> > >>
> > > No, this is not a problem upstream. The missing label was introduced by patch
> > > ba12eedee (powerpc: Exception hooks for context tracking subsystem) which, if I
> > > understand correctly, was necessary due to 6ba3c97a388 (x86: Exception hooks
> > > for userspace RCU extended QS) and a couple of other patches. All that doesn't
> > > look like stable material to me.
> > 
> > This can probably be fixed just by replacing 'goto bail' with 'return'
> > on that line.
> > Mikey, does that sound right?
> > 
> I submitted a patch doing just that.

I'll queue that up today and do a new review round with the other stable
patches we have.

thanks,

greg k-h
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