From: Markos Chandras <Markos.Chandras@imgtec.com>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [request for stable inclusion] MIPS fixes for 3.16
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:54:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <53FEE049.8030906@imgtec.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140827212310.GA27456@kroah.com>
On 08/27/2014 10:23 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 03:04:51PM +0100, Markos Chandras wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> Could you please apply the following patches to the 3.16.X stable kernels?
>>
>> - MIPS: EVA: Add new EVA header
>> (f85b71ceabb9d8d8a9e34b045b5c43ffde3623b3)
>> - MIPS: Malta: EVA: Rename 'eva_entry' to 'platform_eva_init'
>> (ca4d24f7954f3746742ba350c2276ff777f21173)
>> - MIPS: CPS: Initialize EVA before bringing up VPEs from secondary cores
>> (6521d9a436a62e83ce57d6be6e5484e1098c1380)
>
> That really looks like a new feature, how is this a bugfix / regression
> from previous kernel releases?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
Hi Greg,
The bugfix is the 3rd patch in that list. Without this patch, it is not
possible to boot a CPS kernel when EVA is enabled. The kernel will die
in a horrible way. The other two patches simply make the bugfix fit
better in the existing code. So all three are needed.
Thank you
--
markos
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From: Markos Chandras <Markos.Chandras@imgtec.com>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [request for stable inclusion] MIPS fixes for 3.16
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:54:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <53FEE049.8030906@imgtec.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <20140828075449.DsA6lAUNRnhz_eXvK0CwLh1SG0l4Z9gBqOXd3USnCD0@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140827212310.GA27456@kroah.com>
On 08/27/2014 10:23 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 03:04:51PM +0100, Markos Chandras wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> Could you please apply the following patches to the 3.16.X stable kernels?
>>
>> - MIPS: EVA: Add new EVA header
>> (f85b71ceabb9d8d8a9e34b045b5c43ffde3623b3)
>> - MIPS: Malta: EVA: Rename 'eva_entry' to 'platform_eva_init'
>> (ca4d24f7954f3746742ba350c2276ff777f21173)
>> - MIPS: CPS: Initialize EVA before bringing up VPEs from secondary cores
>> (6521d9a436a62e83ce57d6be6e5484e1098c1380)
>
> That really looks like a new feature, how is this a bugfix / regression
> from previous kernel releases?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
Hi Greg,
The bugfix is the 3rd patch in that list. Without this patch, it is not
possible to boot a CPS kernel when EVA is enabled. The kernel will die
in a horrible way. The other two patches simply make the bugfix fit
better in the existing code. So all three are needed.
Thank you
--
markos
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-08-28 7:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-27 14:04 [request for stable inclusion] MIPS fixes for 3.16 Markos Chandras
2014-08-27 14:04 ` Markos Chandras
2014-08-27 21:23 ` Greg KH
2014-08-28 7:54 ` Markos Chandras [this message]
2014-08-28 7:54 ` Markos Chandras
2014-09-04 13:52 ` Markos Chandras
2014-09-04 13:52 ` Markos Chandras
2014-09-04 14:09 ` Greg KH
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