Re: [PATCH 00/11] rcu: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop v2

[Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 02:19:14AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-08-24 at 14:26 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 04:58:24PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Changes since v1:
> > > 
> > > - Fixed preempt handling in alpha idle loop
> > > - added ack from Geert
> > > - fixed stable email address, sorry :-/
> > > 
> > > This time I built tested everywhere but: h8300 (compiler internal error),
> > > and mn10300, parisc, score (cross compilers not available in
> > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/files/bin/x86_64/4.6.3/)
> > > 
> > > For testing, you can pull from:
> > > 
> > > git://github.com/fweisbec/linux-dynticks.git
> > > 	rcu/idle-fix-v2 
> > > 
> > > Thanks.
> > 
> > I have queued these on -rcu branch rcu/idle:
> > 
> > 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
> > 
> > This problem has been in place since 3.3, so it is hard to argue that
> > it is a regression for this merge window.  I have therefore queued it
> > for 3.7.
> 
> I don't follow that; I would expect any serious bug fix (serious enough
> for a stable update) to be acceptable for 3.6 at this point.
> 
> If the regression occurred in 3.3, then the cc lines should be something
> like:
> 
>     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3+
> 
> and not the current:
> 
>     Cc: 3.2.x.. <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> 
> (Note, version annotations should be on the right of the address, not in
> the 'real name' position on the left.)

Ah indeed.

Hmm, I don't understand why we took that convention while we can reuse the name
that precedes the email to put that information.

Anyway, should I resend the patchset with this thing fixed?

Thanks.