linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] powerpc: Emulation support for load/store instructions on LE

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Message-Id: <581ACDF2.1010409@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2016 11:11:06 +0530
From:   Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>
Cc:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mpe@...erman.id.au, duwe@....de, ast@...nel.org,
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        naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] powerpc: Emulation support for load/store
 instructions on LE



On Thursday 03 November 2016 02:34 AM, Anton Blanchard wrote:
> Hi Ravi,
>
>> emulate_step() uses a number of underlying kernel functions that were
>> initially not enabled for LE. This has been rectified since. So, fix
>> emulate_step() for LE for the corresponding instructions.
> Thanks. Should this be queued up for stable?

Thanks Anton. Yes, this should go in stable.

-Ravi