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

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Date:	Fri, 1 Apr 2016 21:03:56 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in
 hv_need_to_signal_on_read()



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 5:00 PM
> To: KY 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.

Will do.

Thanks,

K. Y
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h