On 18/04/17 15:52, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 06:55:54PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 06:28:33PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 13/04/17 18:24, Greg KH wrote: >>>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 04:49:49PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote: >>>>> Revert commit 72a9b186292 ("xen: Remove event channel notification >>>>> through Xen PCI platform device") as the original analysis was wrong >>>>> that all the removed code isn't in use any more. As commit da72ff5bfcb0 >>>>> ("partially revert xen: Remove event channel notification through Xen >>>>> PCI platform device") reverted already some parts of it revert this >>>>> commit, too. >>>>> >>>>> It is still necessary for old Xen versions (< 4.0) and for being able >>>>> to run the Linux kernel as dom0 in a nested Xen environment. >>>> >>>> Is there a commit in Linus's tree that matches this revert as well? >>> >>> Not yet. I'm working on it. >> >> I'd prefer to take the same exact commit please. That way nothing >> diverges here. > > Especially as you are asking to revert patches that are already in > releases and have been out for a while. Always get fixes into Linus's > tree first, and _then_ we can add them to stable releases. > > I'm dropping this request, and the one for 4.9, from my stable "todo" > list. Okay. I'll come back when the revert is in Linus' tree. Sorry for the noise, Juergen