Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 04 Jan 2016 10:48:22 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling convention |
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On 01/04/2016 10:31 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote: > On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 7:10 AM, tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski > <tipbot@zytor.com> wrote: >> Commit-ID: 30bfa7b3488bfb1bb75c9f50a5fcac1832970c60 >> Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/30bfa7b3488bfb1bb75c9f50a5fcac1832970c60 >> Author: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org> >> AuthorDate: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:18:48 -0800 >> Committer: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> >> CommitDate: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:05:01 +0100 >> >> x86/entry: Restore traditional SYSENTER calling convention > > This is still missing from Linus' tree AFAICT, and I'm a bit nervous > about it landing in 4.4 without ever showing up in a -rc. >
Linus has frequently stated that if it is something that is critical enough for stable, it is critical enough for final. Linus will decide if an additional -rc is needed for that reason.
-hpa
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