Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] x86: lpc9: let firmware negotiate 'CPU hotplug with SMI' features

[Igor Mammedov <imammedo@redhat.com>]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:14:45 +0200
Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com> wrote:

> On 08/19/20 10:58, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> 
> > I consider any patch that adds compat options without adding all compat
> > machines first to be buggy. We had that in the past, and it had been
> > painful to sort it out again later. That's why I usually post a compat
> > machines patch during hardfreeze, to be picked up by anyone who needs
> > it.
> > 
> > (See
> > https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20200728094645.272149-1-cohuck@redhat.com/
> > -- this is the patch that Daniel re-posted.)  
> 
> Indeed, thank you -- in the end, I did notice that Daniel's patch
> started with "From: Cornelia" :) and then I checked my qemu-devel
> folders for more emails with the same subject.
> 
> > Just pick my original patch, it has a bunch of acks already.  
> 
> True, but Igor's series wouldn't apply without manual conflict
> resolution, and I can't do that if I want to respond with a Tested-by.
> 
> (Of course, picking up your patch and including it in v3 is feasible for
> Igor.)

I'll rebase this path on top 5.2 machine patch and post it here.

> 
> Thanks!
> Laszlo