linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mm/pat: Fix L1TF stable backport for CPA

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Message-ID: <20180826050641.GT12066@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:06:41 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        bernhard.kaindl@...lesgroup.com, greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mm/pat: Fix L1TF stable backport for CPA

> > Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # 4.4 and 4.9
> 
> LGTM for v4.4.y but ... are you sure that this patch applies to v4.9.y ?
> Commit edc3b9129cec is 'native' in v4.9.y and has not been reverted there.

You're right. I thought it was needed for 4.9 too, but yes it has the CPA pfn
patch. So for 4.9 the patch is not needed and in fact incorrect.

The original report was for 4.4.

Greg can you please revert/remove it again for 4.9?

-Andi