Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Jun 2012 11:15:42 +0900 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] e1000: save skb counts in TX to avoid cache misses |
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On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 02:43:58PM -0700, David Miller wrote: > From: Jeff Kirsher <tarbal@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:38:17 -0700 > > > Thanks! I have applied the patch to my queue > > Why? > > My impression is that this is a patch already in the tree, and it's > being submitted for -stable but such minor performance hacks are > absolutely not appropriate for -stable submission.
The patch description says it is fixing reported oopses, but the Subject: isn't all that helpful there.
So which is this? Should I accept it for a stable release or not?
thanks,
greg k-h
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