Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID

Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 08:46:23AM -0700, kys@exchange.microsoft.com wrote:
> From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> 
> Fix the bug in the generation of the guest ID. Without this fix
> the host side telemetry code is broken.
> 
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>

If it's broken, does that mean this should go to the stable kernels?
What commit caused the breakage?

thanks,

greg k-h

RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID

[KY Srinivasan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:58 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; devel@linuxdriverproject.org;
> olaf@aepfle.de; apw@canonical.com; vkuznets@redhat.com;
> jasowang@redhat.com; leann.ogasawara@canonical.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID
> 
> On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 08:46:23AM -0700, kys@exchange.microsoft.com
> wrote:
> > From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> >
> > Fix the bug in the generation of the guest ID. Without this fix
> > the host side telemetry code is broken.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> 
> If it's broken, does that mean this should go to the stable kernels?
> What commit caused the breakage?

Commit 352c9624242d5836ad8a960826183011367871a4 introduced the bug.
The stable kernels are fine.

Thanks,

K. Y
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 04:24:40PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:58 AM
> > To: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; devel@linuxdriverproject.org;
> > olaf@aepfle.de; apw@canonical.com; vkuznets@redhat.com;
> > jasowang@redhat.com; leann.ogasawara@canonical.com
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID
> > 
> > On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 08:46:23AM -0700, kys@exchange.microsoft.com
> > wrote:
> > > From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> > >
> > > Fix the bug in the generation of the guest ID. Without this fix
> > > the host side telemetry code is broken.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> > 
> > If it's broken, does that mean this should go to the stable kernels?
> > What commit caused the breakage?
> 
> Commit 352c9624242d5836ad8a960826183011367871a4 introduced the bug.
> The stable kernels are fine.

Next time please put that in the patch area.

thanks,

greg k-h

RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID

[KY Srinivasan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 6:40 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> Cc: olaf@aepfle.de; jasowang@redhat.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> apw@canonical.com; devel@linuxdriverproject.org;
> leann.ogasawara@canonical.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest ID
> 
> On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 04:24:40PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@linuxfoundation.org]
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:58 AM
> > > To: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> > > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; devel@linuxdriverproject.org;
> > > olaf@aepfle.de; apw@canonical.com; vkuznets@redhat.com;
> > > jasowang@redhat.com; leann.ogasawara@canonical.com
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: Fix the bug in generating the guest
> ID
> > >
> > > On Sat, Feb 04, 2017 at 08:46:23AM -0700, kys@exchange.microsoft.com
> > > wrote:
> > > > From: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> > > >
> > > > Fix the bug in the generation of the guest ID. Without this fix
> > > > the host side telemetry code is broken.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
> > >
> > > If it's broken, does that mean this should go to the stable kernels?
> > > What commit caused the breakage?
> >
> > Commit 352c9624242d5836ad8a960826183011367871a4 introduced the bug.
> > The stable kernels are fine.
> 
> Next time please put that in the patch area.
> 
> thanks,

Will do; thanks.

K. Y
> 
> greg k-h