[PATCH] nx-842: Ignore bit 3 of condition register returned by icswx

[Michael Ellerman]

On Fri, 2015-10-30 at 15:31 -0700, Ram Pai wrote:
> icswx occasionally under heavy load sets bit 3 of condition register 0.

Why?

Also you seem to be using IBM bit numbering, so please be explicit about that,
or use normal bit numbering.

> It has no software implication.

What does it mean? You might be right but you don't give me enough info to
decide.

> Currently that bit is interpreted by the driver as a failure, when
> it should have calmly ignored it.

Should the fix be in icswx or the driver? Please justify your choice.

This sounds like it's fixing a bug so shouldn't the patch go to stable? And if
so which version(s) should it apply to?

cheers