Messages in this thread | | | From | "Winkler, Tomas" <> | Subject | RE: [char-misc 1/4] mei: do not run reset flow from the interrupt thread | Date | Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:00:16 +0000 |
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> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:46:14PM +0000, Winkler, Tomas wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This is a _really_ big patch for a stable kernel tree. Are you sure > > > it's needed there? Please go read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt > > > again. > > > > I understand it's big though currently I do not have significantly > > simpler fix for the issue, all 4 patches are needed to make the reset > > issue go away. > > What is the "reset issue"? Who is it affecting? What is the problem?
Reported here:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/12/22/102 https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/11/1/190 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=821619
maybe few more other places, I've already tried to address the issue but it looks I didn't hit the nail till now..
> Is there a work-around without this patchset?
Disabling timer_work has same effect
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/11/7/179
but I haven't checked fi it does have another side effects mostly in AMTHI.
> > As it is, I can't take something this big for the stable tree, sorry. >
Understood, I will try to find smaller fix to target stable.
Thanks Tomas
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