linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in hv_need_to_signal_on

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Message-ID: <20160331235933.GA10232@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:59:33 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com, vkuznets@...hat.com,
	jasowang@...hat.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in
 hv_need_to_signal_on_read()

On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 05:53:53PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> We need to issue a full memory barrier prior making a signalling decision.
> 
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>  drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c |    1 +
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

why is this burried in a 7 patch series?  Don't you want this in
4.6-final?

Please break this out into a separate patch, and redo this series.

thanks,

greg k-h