FS#31778 - [linux] Patch from git needed for 3.5.5

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by John (graysky) - Wednesday, 03 October 2012, 01:15 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 07 October 2012, 16:10 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description: Critical patch needed in order to build 3.5.5 which can be found here in upstream and attached to this bug report: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=commit;h=4f83989550ace0aa91464051cbaddc10e1b85778
   unfuck_sched_fix_race_in_task... (4.1 KiB)
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sunday, 07 October 2012, 16:10 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  3.5.5-1
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Wednesday, 03 October 2012, 01:31 GMT
Was the patch name really necessary?

If this is as "critical" as you claim it is, 3.5.6 will be released. However, I see no evidence that this is the case.
Comment by John (graysky) - Wednesday, 03 October 2012, 01:42 GMT
Ha! Sorry about that, Dave. 3/4 of a bottle of red wine will do that :) I think it's important none-the-less.
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 03 October 2012, 05:43 GMT
Looking at the commits, it seems that this is present in kernel since november 2011.
Why to add this now, we can still wait for 3.5.6
Comment by John (graysky) - Wednesday, 03 October 2012, 07:39 GMT
Thanks for looking into to, tpowa. I was unable to build a bfs kernel without the attached patch and defiantly not being a kernel expert myself, wanted to elevate this the right people to assess the importance of the patch pre-3.5.5; I was successful. To DR's point, I'll try not to use such alarmist terms in the future. ;)

EDIT: Look slike the gentoo boys picked up on this as well, albeit it with a less creative name for their patch :)
Reference: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=437088#c1

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