Re: [PATCH v3b 0/9] refactoring for mask_cache

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 09:37:53PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Mar 2013, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 06:12:02PM +0100, Gerlando Falauto wrote:
> > > This patchset addresses a regression found with the Orion GPIO controller
> > > when both Edge- and Level- based interrupts are requested within the same
> > > GPIO chip. The regression was introduced by e59347a
> > > "arm: orion: Use generic irq chip"
> > > 
> > > thereby affecting all kernel releases since 3.0.x.
> > 
> > <formletter>
> > 
> > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> > stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> > for how to do this properly.
> > 
> > </formletter>
> 
> Aside of that it would be less intrusive for the stable series to
> revert the offending commit(s), if that is possible.

If it is reverted in Linus's tree, yes, I can do that.  But if so,
please just tag that revert with the Cc: stable marking and then I can
pick it up properly.

Otherwise, no, I can't revert something that isn't already fixed in
upstream first.

thanks,

greg k-h