linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID

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Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:01:22 +0000
From:   KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "leann.ogasawara@...onical.com" <leann.ogasawara@...onical.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 6:40 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: olaf@...fle.de; jasowang@...hat.com; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> apw@...onical.com; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> leann.ogasawara@...onical.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID
> 
> On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 04:24:40PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:58 AM
> > > 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; leann.ogasawara@...onical.com
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest
> ID
> > >
> > > On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 08:46:23AM -0700, kys@...hange.microsoft.com
> > > wrote:
> > > > From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> > > >
> > > > Fix the bug in the generation of the guest ID. Without this fix
> > > > the host side telemetry code is broken.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> > >
> > > If it's broken, does that mean this should go to the stable kernels?
> > > What commit caused the breakage?
> >
> > Commit 352c9624242d5836ad8a960826183011367871a4 introduced the bug.
> > The stable kernels are fine.
> 
> Next time please put that in the patch area.
> 
> thanks,

Will do; thanks.

K. Y
> 
> greg k-h