Re: request for intel/igb backport

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Greg KH writes:
> Please read the file, Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt for why we
> can't accept these patches into the stable kernel releases.

OK, understood.

> Also, just use a newer kernel release, like 3.9, or even better, 3.10
> when it comes out next week.  Your hardware should work just fine then,
> right?

Well I prefer to run distro stable release kernels on production servers.
But as bwh suggested elsewhere in this thread, this can be solved by the
distros. I suspect the RHELs/Ubuntu LTSs/etc of the world are going to
want to do this too as this hardware hits the streets.

Thanks,

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