[RFC, kernel] powerpc/ioda: Set "read" permission when "write" is set

[Douglas Miller]

On 02/15/2016 09:18 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-12-01 at 04:40:20 UTC, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
>> Quite often drivers set only "write" permission assuming that this
>> includes "read" permission as well and this works on plenty platforms.
>> However IODA2 is strict about this and produces an EEH when "read"
>> permission is not and reading happens.
>>
>> This adds a workaround in IODA code to always add the "read" bit when
>> the "write" bit is set.
>>
>> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik at ozlabs.ru>
>> Tested-by: Douglas Miller <dougmill at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Are you planning on sending a non-RFC version of this?
>
> If so is it an urgent fix I should send upstream now? And if so should it
> also be CC'ed to stable?
>
> cheers
I vote for the more-urgent case. This is the result of a fairly recent 
change in behavior and we may not have found all the adapters that will 
break yet. If we get this upstream sooner, it means less exposure.