Re: Include "ACPI: Rework acpi_get_child() to be more efficient" in 3.8.y

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On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:51:16AM -0400, Josh Boyer wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Could you include upstream commit 33f767d767e9a68 (ACPI: Rework
> acpi_get_child() to be more efficient) in 3.8.5?  It fixes an issue on
> certain Toshiba laptops where the wrong ACPI handle is being used for
> the nVidia graphics card.
> 
> A few users have confirmed the fix works on top of a 3.8.y kernel in
> both https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42696 and
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903360.  The commit
> cherry-picks cleanly on top of 3.8.4.  I spoke to Rafael about it
> briefly and neither of us see any reason why this wouldn't be safe to
> bring back.

Now applied, thanks.

greg k-h
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