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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:25:21 +0100 (CET)
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH REPOST for 2.6.25] Use an own random generator for
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Use an own random generator for pageattr-test.c
> 
> [Repost. Please ack/nack. This is a bug fix and imho a .25 late merge 
> candidate because it fixes a subtle bug]

Care to point out which "subtle bug" is fixed ? 

You replace a random generator by another to get repeateable
sequences. The non repeatability of the cpa test patterns is hardly a
"subtle bug".

Thanks,

	tglx