Re: Linux 2.6.27.27

[Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>]

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 07:33:23PM +0200, Krzysztof Olędzki wrote:
> On 2009-07-20 17:10, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 01:51:33PM +0200, Krzysztof Oledzki wrote:
> >> On 2009-07-20 06:06, Greg KH wrote:
> >>> I'm announcing the release of the 2.6.27.26 kernel.  All users of the
> >>> 2.6.27 kernel series are very strongly encouraged to upgrade.
> >>>
> >>> I'll also be replying to this message with a copy of the patch between
> >>> 2.6.27.26 and 2.6.27.27
> >>>
> >>> The updated 2.6.27.y git tree can be found at:
> >>>        git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git
> >>> and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser:
> >>>        http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=summary
> >>>
> >>> thanks,
> >> <CUT>
> >>> Linus Torvalds (1):
> >>>      Don't use '-fwrapv' compiler option: it's buggy in gcc-4.1.x
> >> I'm very sorry to say that but 2.6.27.27 compiled with gcc-4.2.4
> >> hangs during boot and it is caused by this fix.
> >>
> >> I extended http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13012 with
> >> additional info & .config.
> > 
> > Wierd.  Linus, any thoughts?  Do we need to check the version of the
> > compiler that we are using before turning that option off?
> 
> This bug is now fixed by 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=3730793d457fed79a6d49bae72996d458c8e4f2d
> 
> Could you please include this patch in the next -stable releases?

Yes, I have it queued up to go out today :)

> BTW: the problem exists in gcc-4.2.4 not gcc-2.4.2 so I think it is 
> worth to change the subject when adding the patch. ;)

Hm, I'll see about that.

thanks,

greg k-h