Re: [PATCH 2.6.20.3] Flush writes to MSI-X table

Greg KH
2007-03-24T00:33:59Z

On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 05:24:23PM -0700, Williams, Mitch A wrote:
> Greg KH wrote:
> >Well, I'm sure you can agree that it is _very_ late in the 2.6.21
> >release cycle to expect to get this in for that kernel. How about
> >waiting for 2.6.22 and if it's a big deal, getting it into the
> >2.6.21-stable tree if needed.
> >
> >So far I have not seen any bug reports that this patch would fix, have
> >you?
>
> Well, I've seen several bug reports on this issue -- but they're all
> internal to Intel.
>
> However, we do have here a real bug, which shows up on real hardware,
> which will be released soon. Obviously, I can't discuss release
> schedules, but "soon" is a good word to use. You might find out more if
> you read The Register (wink, wink).

Ok, but again, as this is something that no one outside of a company can
see, it doesn't really make sense to rush it into the kernel.

> Given the time frame for release of 2.6.21, I'd be fine with skipping
> 2.6.20.x, and putting this in 2.6.21. But we really don't want to wait
> for 2.6.22.

I think it needs to wait, especially given that there is no public
hardware yet.

I'll add this to my queue.

thanks,

greg k-h