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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 16:50:52 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: mpt3sas: fix hang on ata passthrough commands
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?


http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 10:16:47AM -0400, Joe Korty wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> This patch is not yet in 4.4.

What patch is that?  I can't find a git commit id here at all :(

> It is in 4.9 and upstream.  No one has submitted it to you before this
> email.  I only discovered the need for it because lockdep complains
> when it is missing.  I do not know how it was missed; perhaps there is
> a reason rather than it being missed by accident. Others in the know
> can comment if they like.

You need to say what you want to have happen for a stable patch, you did
read Documenation/stable_kernel_rules.txt, right?

still confused,

greg k-h