linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests

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Message-ID: <20151215154830.GF26000@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:48:30 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	david.vrabel@...rix.com, konrad.wilk@...cle.com, luto@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:21:37AM -0500, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> I know this has been in the tip tree --- when do you think this will go
> Linus tree? In the 4.4 timeframe?

It is queued for 4.5 currently.

> Xen 32-bit PV guests are broken without this.

So this needs to go into 4.4 or even earlier? Since 5f310f739b4c went
into 4.4, I'd think 4.4 only for this fix too? Yes?

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg)
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