linux-kernel - Re: Backport request to stable of two performance related fixes for xen-blkfront (3.13 fixes to earlier trees)

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:56:57 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, felipe.franciosi@...rix.com,
	roger.pau@...rix.com, jerry.snitselaar@...cle.com, axboe@...nel.dk,
	vkuznets@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Backport request to stable of two performance related fixes for
 xen-blkfront (3.13 fixes to earlier trees)

On Fri, Jun 06, 2014 at 12:47:07PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 06/04/2014 07:48 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 03:11:22PM -0400, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> >> Hey Greg
> >>
> >> This email is in regards to backporting two patches to stable that
> >> fall under the 'performance' rule:
> >>
> >>  bfe11d6de1c416cea4f3f0f35f864162063ce3fa
> >>  fbe363c476afe8ec992d3baf682670a4bd1b6ce6
> > 
> > Now queued up, thanks.
> 
> AFAIU, they introduce a performance regression.

That "regression" is also in mainline, right?  As Konrad doesn't seem to
think it matters, I'm deferring to the maintainer here.

thanks,

greg k-h
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