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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3b 0/9] refactoring for mask_cache
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On Thu, 21 Mar 2013, Greg KH wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 06:12:02PM +0100, Gerlando Falauto wrote:
> > This patchset addresses a regression found with the Orion GPIO controller
> > when both Edge- and Level- based interrupts are requested within the same
> > GPIO chip. The regression was introduced by e59347a
> > "arm: orion: Use generic irq chip"
> > 
> > thereby affecting all kernel releases since 3.0.x.
> 
> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>

Aside of that it would be less intrusive for the stable series to
revert the offending commit(s), if that is possible.

Thanks,

	tglx