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From: Matt Wilson <msw@linux.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V7 0/4] Bundle fixes for Xen
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 23:23:25 -0800
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:53:35PM +0100, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:41:39PM +0100, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>
> > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:20:39 +0100
> > 
> > > This series is now rebased onto net-next.
> > > 
> > > We would also like to ask you to queue it for stable-ish tree. I can do the
> > > backport if necessary.
> > 
> > All applied, but this was a disaster.
> > 
> 
> Thanks, I misunderstood the workflow.
> 
> > If you want bug fixes propagated into -stable you submit them to 'net'
> > from the beginning.
> > 
> > There is no other method by which to do this.
> > 
> > By merging all of these changes to net-next, you will now have to get
> > them accepted again into 'net', and then (and only then) can you make
> > a request for -stable inclusion.
> > 
> 
> Understood. Will submit them against 'net' later.

Did this ever happen? Is 9ecd1a75 (xen-netfront: reduce gso_max_size
to account for max TCP header) at all related to the "skb rides the
rocket" related TX packet drops reported against 3.8.x kernels?

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-raring/+bug/1195474

It seems like there are still some outstanding bugs in various -stable
releases.

--msw