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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] bsg-lib: backports for 'fix kernel panic resulting
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On Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 06:28:54PM +0200, Benjamin Block wrote:
> Hello stable,
> 
> Here are two backports of:
> commit 50b4d485528d1dbe0bd249f2073140e3444f4a7b upstream
> 
> Patch 1 is for kernel 4.11 and Patch 2 for 4.12. Each version had its
> own chnages so that no single backport is applicable for both versions.
> Details in the patches themselfs.
> 
> I rebased them on Gerg's linux-4.11.y and respectively linux-4.12.y.

4.11 has been end-of-life for a while now, and the last 4.12 kernel was
just put out for review today, so there's not much I can do here.  I
recommend just using 4.13.y instead.

sorry,

greg k-h