On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 02:52:43PM +0100, Markos Chandras wrote: > On 08/28/2014 08:54 AM, Markos Chandras wrote: > > On 08/27/2014 10:23 PM, Greg KH wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 03:04:51PM +0100, Markos Chandras wrote: > >>> Hi Greg, > >>> > >>> Could you please apply the following patches to the 3.16.X stable kernels? > >>> > >>> - MIPS: EVA: Add new EVA header > >>> (f85b71ceabb9d8d8a9e34b045b5c43ffde3623b3) > >>> - MIPS: Malta: EVA: Rename 'eva_entry' to 'platform_eva_init' > >>> (ca4d24f7954f3746742ba350c2276ff777f21173) > >>> - MIPS: CPS: Initialize EVA before bringing up VPEs from secondary cores > >>> (6521d9a436a62e83ce57d6be6e5484e1098c1380) > >> > >> That really looks like a new feature, how is this a bugfix / regression > >> from previous kernel releases? > >> > >> thanks, > >> > >> greg k-h > >> > > Hi Greg, > > > > The bugfix is the 3rd patch in that list. Without this patch, it is not > > possible to boot a CPS kernel when EVA is enabled. The kernel will die > > in a horrible way. The other two patches simply make the bugfix fit > > better in the existing code. So all three are needed. > > > > Thank you > > > > Hi Greg, > > Are you happy with the above explanation? If so, could you please > consider including these patches to the 3.16 stable kernels? My pending patch queue for 3.16-stable is now over 300 patches long, I'll get to these again when it comes up in my queue something next week and let you know... thanks, greg k-h
