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On 10/21/2010 02:10 PM, Alok Kataria wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 13:26 -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 10/21/2010 12:09 PM, Alok Kataria wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't think this patch was picked up for tip, now that the 2.6.37
>>> merge window is open can you please pick this up push it upstream.
>>> This patch fixes a legitimate regression, which was introduced during
>>> 2.6.30, by commit id 4ef702c10b5df18ab04921fc252c26421d4d6c75.
>>>
>>
>> It probably would have helped if the patch had had a proper patch header
>> and so on, and *in particular* not buried in a tree with [RFC PATCH].
>> RFC strongly implies that the patch is intended as a base for
>> discussion, and is explicitly not intended to be committed.
> 
> I see, I have sent another mail with the patch.
> 

I already took the patch and am running it through compile tests, but
that was mostly for future reference.

	-hpa

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