Re: [PATCH 3.18 04/84] x86_64, switch_to(): Load TLS descriptors before switching DS and ES

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Wed Jan 07 2015 - 20:27:36 EST


On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 04:26:37PM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 01/07/2015, 02:49 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 3.18-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
>
> Greg, Andi raised an objection against this one for 3.12 which still
> holds here and for other trees:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg106471.html
>
> Quoting:
> On 01/06/2015, 07:53 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > IMHO this is not stable material. Significant risk you broke
> > something obscure, and it's not clear it fixes any real problem.
> >
> > At least wait some more time first.
>
> Thanks.

I've now responded to that thread, thanks.

greg k-h
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