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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: Patch "rcu: Fix soft lockup for rcu_nocb_kthread" has been added
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On Sun, Dec 04, 2016 at 06:06:47PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> Sorry, Ding, but this patch has been shown to fix other people's problems
> as well as a few of yours.  The fact that it doesn't solve -all- your
> problems is absolutely no reason for you to stand in the way of its
> solving these other people's problems.
> 
> Greg, please do add this patch to your -stable trees.

Ok, I've left it alone.

thanks,

greg k-h