RE: [PATCH] Drivers: hv: vmbus: finally fix hv_need_to_signal_on_read()

[KY Srinivasan]

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> From: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 2:28 AM
> To: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; driverdev-
> devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Haiyang
> Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Stephen Hemminger
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Drivers: hv: vmbus: finally fix
> hv_need_to_signal_on_read()
> 
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:24:32AM +0000, Dexuan Cui wrote:
> > > From: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > To: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > v4.4.44 needs 2 patches, i.e. a389fcfd2cb5, and this patch (which is not
> in
> > > > Linus's tree yet).  Only backporting the first patch immediately is not
> enough
> > > > and is also improper IMO, because the first patch introduces a new
> issue,
> > > > which is being resolved by this patch. So my understanding is that I
> should
> > > > backport the 2 patches together.
> > >
> > > Ok, that makes a bit more sense, thanks.  I'll wait for your "real"
> > > patch to hit Linus's tree then.
> > >
> > > greg k-h
> >
> > Hi Greg,
> > I expect this patch (i.e. the "real" patch) would go in your char-misc tree
> first,
> > then it would be merged into Linus's tree, as we usually did.
> 
> That's fine, I'll wait for the maintainer of the subsystem to forward it
> on to me, like all other hyperv patches :)

I am putting together a set that I will be forwarding that includes this patch.

K. Y
> 
> Or, at the very least, have one of them ack it so that I can take it...
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-hmu
> 
> >
> > IMO this is an important fix, but it's not so urgent that Linus would notice
> > it and pick it up directly.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -- Dexuan