netdev - Re: [stable] [PATCH] [2.6.26] [CAN] Fix can_send() handling on dev_queue

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Date:	Tue, 13 May 2008 10:46:33 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>, stable@...nel.org,
	urs@...ogud.escape.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] [2.6.26] [CAN] Fix can_send() handling on
	dev_queue_xmit() failures

On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 07:29:38PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 07:00:39PM +0200, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> > David Miller wrote:
> > >
> > >>this patch should go into 2.6.26 and also applies fine on 2.6.25.1.
> > >>
> > >>IMO this issue is not that 'critical' that it *requires* to become
> > >>part of 2.6.25.2. Please forward the patch to Greg at your own opinion.
> > >>    
> > >
> > >I think I'll push it to -stable, thanks.
> > >
> > >  
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Maybe we should also consider to push the patch from Sam regarding the 
> > wrong copy_from_user() results interpretation to the stable tree:
> > 
> > can: Fix copy_from_user() results interpretation
> > 
> > author 	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
> > 
> > 	Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:57:25 +0000 (22:57 -0700)
> > committer 	David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> > 
> > 	Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:26:51 +0000 (14:26 -0700)
> > commit 	3f91bd420a955803421f2db17b2e04aacfbb2bb8
> 
> I recall tat I considered stable material when I did
> this patch. But as I merely just did a codingstyle update
> of the old patch I dropped it.
> 
> But looks like possible -stable materail so I've added
> stable@...nel.org to the to list so they can judge.

I trust David to send the -stable team any networking patches he things
needs to go there.  So it's really up to him.

thanks,

greg k-h
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