linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] PCI fixes for v5.15

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Date:   Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:46:00 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Evan Quan <evan.quan@....com>,
        Alex Deucher <Alexander.Deucher@....com>,
        Jean-Philippe Brucker <jean-philippe@...aro.org>,
        Nirmal Patel <nirmal.patel@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jon Derrick <jonathan.derrick@...ux.dev>,
        Dave Jones <davej@...emonkey.org.uk>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] PCI fixes for v5.15

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 8:18 AM Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org> wrote:
>
>   - Defer VPD sizing until we actually need the contents; fixes a
>     boot-time slowdown reported by Dave Jones (Bjorn Helgaas)

This commit should have had the Reported-by: and Tested-by: tags from
Dave Jones.

Yes, it has the link to discussion and report, but for basic credits
people shouldn't have to go to some web browser.

Pulled, but I wanted to point out how bug reporting and testing is a
fundamental part of commit logs, not some secondary thing.

          Linus