[PATCH] powerpc/tm: Limit TM code inside PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM

[Breno Leitao]

hi Sasha,

On 1/16/19 11:35 AM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> [This is an automated email]
> 
> This commit has been processed because it contains a "Fixes:" tag,
> fixing commit: e1c3743e1a20 powerpc/tm: Set MSR[TS] just prior to recheckpoint.
> 
> The bot has tested the following trees: v4.20.2, v4.19.15, v4.14.93, v4.9.150.
> 
> v4.20.2: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
>     Unable to calculate
> 
> v4.19.15: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
>     Unable to calculate
> 
> v4.14.93: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
>     0d60619e1c0c ("powerpc: Add missing prototype for sys_debug_setcontext()")
>     67b464a89c21 ("powerpc/32: Mark both tmp variables as unused")
>     6f5b9f018f4c ("powerpc/tm: Unset MSR[TS] if not recheckpointing")
>     b53875c4b4f2 ("powerpc: Add missing prototypes for sys_sigreturn() & sys_rt_sigreturn()")
>     bf7fb32dd5fc ("powerpc: Add missing prototypes for ppc_select() & ppc_fadvise64_64()")
>     f3675644e172 ("powerpc/syscalls: signal_{32, 64} - switch to SYSCALL_DEFINE")
> 
> v4.9.150: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
>     0d60619e1c0c ("powerpc: Add missing prototype for sys_debug_setcontext()")
>     67b464a89c21 ("powerpc/32: Mark both tmp variables as unused")
>     6f5b9f018f4c ("powerpc/tm: Unset MSR[TS] if not recheckpointing")
>     b53875c4b4f2 ("powerpc: Add missing prototypes for sys_sigreturn() & sys_rt_sigreturn()")
>     bf7fb32dd5fc ("powerpc: Add missing prototypes for ppc_select() & ppc_fadvise64_64()")
>     f3675644e172 ("powerpc/syscalls: signal_{32, 64} - switch to SYSCALL_DEFINE")
> 
> 
> How should we proceed with this patch?

I understand that the commit that this patch fixes is not integrated into
stable tree.

I think it does not need to make stable at this moment, thus.

Thanks,
Breno