[FIX] powerpc/pseries: Release DRC when configure_connector fails

Bharata B Rao bharata at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Mon Sep 7 20:24:25 AEST 2015


On Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 07:22:04PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-04-09 at 10:04:12 UTC, Bharata B Rao wrote:
> > From: Bharata B Rao <bharata at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > 
> > dlpar_cpu_probe() should release the acquired DRC if configure_connector
> > call fails.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Bharata B Rao <bharata at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Cc: Nathan Fontenot <nfont at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Nathan Fontenot <nfont at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Which commit caused this to be a bug? Or has it always been there?
> 
> What is the symptom, is it catastrophic, or just cosmetic?
> 
> Should the fix go to stable?

Posted v1 with the above questions answered appropriately.

Regards,
Bharata.



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