From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759989Ab3BMQWQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:22:16 -0500 Received: from mail-da0-f42.google.com ([209.85.210.42]:34512 "EHLO mail-da0-f42.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759944Ab3BMQWO (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:22:14 -0500 Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:22:11 -0800 From: Greg KH To: KY Srinivasan Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" , "x86@kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "devel@linuxdriverproject.org" , "olaf@aepfle.de" , "apw@canonical.com" , "jasowang@redhat.com" , "tglx@linutronix.de" , "JBeulich@suse.com" , "bp@alien8.de" Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new infrastructure for delivering VMBUS interrupts Message-ID: <20130213162211.GA21253@kroah.com> References: <1360164359-12273-1-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com> <20130206191313.GA1470@kroah.com> <511ADEB7.6080909@zytor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 02:07:52PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: H. Peter Anvin [mailto:hpa@zytor.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:31 PM > > To: Greg KH > > Cc: KY Srinivasan; x86@kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; > > devel@linuxdriverproject.org; olaf@aepfle.de; apw@canonical.com; > > jasowang@redhat.com; tglx@linutronix.de; JBeulich@suse.com; bp@alien8.de > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new infrastructure for > > delivering VMBUS interrupts > > > > On 02/06/2013 11:13 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 07:25:59AM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: > > >> Use the infrastructure for delivering VMBUS interrupts using a > > >> special vector. With this patch, we can now properly handle > > >> the VMBUS interrupts that can be delivered on any CPU. Also, > > >> turn on interrupt load balancing as well. > > >> > > >> This patch requires the infrastructure that was implemented in the patch: > > >> X86: Handle Hyper-V vmbus interrupts as special hypervisor interrupts > > >> > > > > > > Because of the dependancy, this should go through the x86 tree as well: > > > Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman > > > > > > > This does not apply to v3.8-rc7 + the set of three vmbus patches for > > x86. I take it there are additional dependencies -- K.Y., what do I > > need here? > > Greg, > > Peter has checked in the infrastructural patches into v3.8-rc7. This version > does not have the patches that upgraded the VMBUS protocol version to the > win8 levels. What is "this version"? > How will the infrastructural patches get moved forward to the version > where you have checked-in all the vmbus protocol updates: > [PATCH 00/28] Drivers: hv: Update the Vmbus protocol. Those are in the char-misc git tree and will to go Linus for 3.9-rc1. > Now that Peter has checked in the needed patches, could you take this > patch through your tree. What again is "this"? > Let me know, if you need, I can re-send this patch to you. Will it cause build problems if I take this patch in my tree, without the changes in the -tip tree? thanks, greg k-h