Re: Linux 2.6.18-rc6

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Sep 05 2006 - 17:48:22 EST


On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 09:01:32PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 11:56:41AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 02:45:05PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> > > On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 02:26:56PM +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > > > On Sun, Sep 03, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Things are definitely calming down, and while I'm not ready to call it a
> > > > > final 2.6.18 yet, this migt be the last -rc.
> > > >
> > >
> > > there is a regression since 2.6.17 on some boxes:
> > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6875
> > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6920
> > >
> > > the attached patch is known to fix the regression:
> > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=8798&action=view
> >
> > The fix for this (your referenced patch) is already in 2.6.18-rc5. Does
> > it not work properly for you?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
>
> great that's why i didn't see it in latest -mm.
> not affected myself,
> but 2.6.17 + patch build for bug reporter works fine.
>
> please consider it for next stable release.

Please forward it to the stable@xxxxxxxxxx address then so it can be
applied there :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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