From: "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
"driverdev-devel@linuxdriverproject.org"
<driverdev-devel@linuxdriverproject.org>,
KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>,
Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>,
Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@microsoft.com>,
"olaf@aepfle.de" <olaf@aepfle.de>,
Rolf Neugebauer <rolf.neugebauer@docker.com>,
"jasowang@redhat.com" <jasowang@redhat.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"apw@canonical.com" <apw@canonical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Drivers: hv: vmbus: finally fix hv_need_to_signal_on_read()
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:16:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170126091650.GA31667@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <MWHPR03MB2669C095FE5FE637C6246040BF770@MWHPR03MB2669.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 08:27:26AM +0000, Dexuan Cui wrote:
> > From: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> > > > > It's interesting v4.4.44 is not impacted, but actually it needs both the 2
> > patches:
> > > > > i.e. this patch, and the previous one:
> > > > > Commit a389fcfd2cb5 ("Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix signaling logic in
> > > > hv_need_to_signal_on_read()")
> > > >
> > > > That patch does not apply to the 4.4-stable tree, which is why it was
> > > > not included there. If you feel it should be included, please provide a
> > > > backport and send it to the stable@vger.kernel.org mailing list.
> > > >
> > > > greg k-h
> > >
> > > Thanks! I'll do the backport after this patch goes in the mainline.
> >
> > Why wait?
>
> I thought a patch must first appear in Linus's tree, before it can be
> back-ported to the stable tree?
Commit a389fcfd2cb5 _IS_ in Linus's tree, it was released in the 4.7-rc1
kernel, which happened in May of 2016.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-01-26 9:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-24 6:54 [PATCH] Drivers: hv: vmbus: finally fix hv_need_to_signal_on_read() Dexuan Cui
2017-01-24 16:08 ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-01-26 6:10 ` Dexuan Cui
2017-01-26 7:16 ` gregkh
2017-01-26 7:44 ` Dexuan Cui
2017-01-26 7:49 ` gregkh
2017-01-26 8:27 ` Dexuan Cui
2017-01-26 9:16 ` gregkh [this message]
2017-01-26 9:31 ` Dexuan Cui
2017-01-26 10:10 ` gregkh
2017-01-26 10:24 ` Dexuan Cui
2017-01-26 10:28 ` gregkh
2017-01-26 10:31 ` Dexuan Cui
2017-01-26 19:16 ` KY Srinivasan
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