From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga04.intel.com ([192.55.52.120]:19825 "EHLO mga04.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725762AbeICFdF (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Sep 2018 01:33:05 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 18:15:21 -0700 From: Andi Kleen To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org Cc: luto@kernel.org, bp@alien8.de, dwmw2@infradead.org, jason.vas.dias@gmail.com, matt@softrans.com.au, peterz@infradead.org, tglx@linutronix.de, stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] x86/vdso: Fix vDSO build if a retpoline is emitted" failed to apply to 4.9-stable tree Message-ID: <20180903011521.GD27886@tassilo.jf.intel.com> References: <1535836790204164@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1535836790204164@kroah.com> Sender: stable-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, Sep 01, 2018 at 02:19:50PM -0700, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote: > > The patch below does not apply to the 4.9-stable tree. > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit > id to . I don't think the patch is really needed for stable because of: """ I haven't seen any reports of this triggering on an unpatched kernel. """ -Andi