Re: [PATCH 00/11] rcu: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop v2

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:56:08PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 02:19:14AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-08-24 at 14:26 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 04:58:24PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Changes since v1:
> > > > 
> > > > - Fixed preempt handling in alpha idle loop
> > > > - added ack from Geert
> > > > - fixed stable email address, sorry :-/
> > > > 
> > > > This time I built tested everywhere but: h8300 (compiler internal error),
> > > > and mn10300, parisc, score (cross compilers not available in
> > > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/files/bin/x86_64/4.6.3/)
> > > > 
> > > > For testing, you can pull from:
> > > > 
> > > > git://github.com/fweisbec/linux-dynticks.git
> > > > 	rcu/idle-fix-v2 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks.
> > > 
> > > I have queued these on -rcu branch rcu/idle:
> > > 
> > > 	git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
> > > 
> > > This problem has been in place since 3.3, so it is hard to argue that
> > > it is a regression for this merge window.  I have therefore queued it
> > > for 3.7.
> > 
> > I don't follow that; I would expect any serious bug fix (serious enough
> > for a stable update) to be acceptable for 3.6 at this point.
> > 
> > If the regression occurred in 3.3, then the cc lines should be something
> > like:
> > 
> >     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3+
> > 
> > and not the current:
> > 
> >     Cc: 3.2.x.. <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> > 
> > (Note, version annotations should be on the right of the address, not in
> > the 'real name' position on the left.)
> 
> Ah indeed.
> 
> Hmm, I don't understand why we took that convention while we can reuse the name
> that precedes the email to put that information.
> 
> Anyway, should I resend the patchset with this thing fixed?

Please feel free to do so.  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul