linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCHv1] x86: don't schedule when handling #NM exception

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Message-ID: <20140320000011.GD22080@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:11 +0000
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Sarah Newman <srn@...mr.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <sbsiddha@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xen.org
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCHv1] x86: don't schedule when handling #NM
 exception

On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 09:23:01PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 03/16/2014 09:12 PM, Sarah Newman wrote:
> > 
> > Unconditional eager allocation works. Can xen users count on this being included and applied to the
> > stable kernels?
> > 
> 
> I don't know.  If we state that it is a bug fix for Xen it might be
> possible, but it would be up to Greg (Cc:'d) and the rest of the stable
> team.

If someone sends the git id of the commit in Linus's tree to the
stable@...r.kernel.org address, we will be glad to review it at that
point in time.

thanks,

greg k-h
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