Re: Linux 2.6.18-rc6

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 11:56:41AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 02:45:05PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 02:26:56PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > > On Sun, Sep 03, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Things are definitely calming down, and while I'm not ready to call it a 
> > > > final 2.6.18 yet, this migt be the last -rc.
> > > 
> > 
> > there is a regression since 2.6.17 on some boxes:
> > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6875
> > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6920
> > 
> > the attached patch is known to fix the regression:
> > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=8798&action=view
> 
> The fix for this (your referenced patch) is already in 2.6.18-rc5.  Does
> it not work properly for you?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

great that's why i didn't see it in latest -mm.
not affected myself,
but 2.6.17 + patch build for bug reporter works fine.

please consider it for next stable release.

thanks

-- 
maks