Bug#607416: [stable] Device table incorrect for drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c: 3880/3390 should be 3880/3380
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 09:10:19AM -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:09:50 -0400 (EDT), Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> >
> > If you run "git log dd30ac3 --grep='dasd: correct device table'", then
> > the fix will show up:
> >
> > commit 5da24b7627ff821e154a3aaecd5d60e1d8e228a5
> > Author: Stefan Haberland <stefan.haberland@de.ibm.com>
> > Date: Thu Feb 17 13:13:55 2011 +0100
> >
> > [S390] dasd: correct device table
> >
> > The 3880 storage control unit supports a 3380 device
> > type, but not a 3390 device type.
> >
> > Reported-by: Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Haberland <stefan.haberland@de.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
> >
> > ...
> >
> > Presumably that (5da24b76) is the commit to backport; I am not sure
> > which kernels it applies to.
>
> Thanks for the information, Jonathan. I'm afraid I don't know much about
> git, and my ignorance is showing. What I do know how to use is the
> Linux cross reference at http://lxr.linux.no/+trees, and by using that
> it appears that this bug, in some form, goes all the way back to day 1.
> All supported stable kernels will no doubt contain the bug, though the
> line numbers in the patch may need to be adjusted from one release to
> the next. It is a very simple one-line change.
>
> So, stable, I hereby respectfully request that the above-mentioned bug
> fix be backported to the supported stable kernel releases. Personally,
> I am most interested in the 2.6.32 kernel, as that is the basis for
> Debian Squeeze.
Ok, now queued up, thanks.
greg k-h
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