> -----Original Message----- > From: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:11 AM > To: KY Srinivasan > Cc: olaf@xxxxxxxxx; Jiri Kosina; jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx; linux- > kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] Drivers: hv: Execute shutdown in a thread context > > On Fri, Mar 01, 2013 at 03:15:58PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote: > > > > > > Execute the shutdown code in a thread context. With recent changes > made > > > > > the > > > > > > shutdown code, shutdown code cannot be invoked from an interrupt > > > context. > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Reviewed-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > --- > > > > > > drivers/hv/hv_util.c | 12 +++++++++++- > > > > > > 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c > > > > > > index 8b7868a..aceb67f 100644 > > > > > > --- a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c > > > > > > @@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ static struct hv_util_service util_kvp = { > > > > > > .util_deinit = hv_kvp_deinit, > > > > > > }; > > > > > > > > > > > > +static void perform_shutdown(struct work_struct *dummy) > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > + orderly_poweroff(true); > > > > > > +} > > > > > > > > > > Is there any particular reason for this kind of crazy indentation? > > > > I don't know how this extra tab crept through! Greg, if you want I can > resend > > > > this patch minus the extra tab. Let me know. > > > > > > I'll edit it by hand, but someone owes me a beer for it... :) > > > > Greg, > > > > You have already applied this. There has been some customer request for > getting this > > patch into 3.7 (3.7 is where the Hyper-V shutdown code ceased to work > because of > > some other patches unrelated to Hyper-V that went in). What is the process for > requesting > > that this patch be applied all the way back to 3.7. > > You have read the file, Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt, right? > > But please remember, the 3.7 kernel is now end-of-life, as of the 3.7.10 > kernel release, so even if this was a bug fix that was applicable to > stable kernels, it would be impossible to get it into the 3.7.y > releases, without going back in time. Thanks Greg. K. Y > > sorry, > > greg k-h > _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
