09/05/2019 22:08, Carrillo, Erik G: > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:tho...@monjalon.net] > > 09/05/2019 21:39, Erik Gabriel Carrillo: > > > Since memzones can be reserved from secondary processes as well as > > > primary processes, if the first call to the timer subsystem init > > > function occurs in a secondary process, we should allow it to succeed. > > > > > > Fixes: c0749f7096c7 ("timer: allow management in shared memory") > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Erik Gabriel Carrillo <erik.g.carri...@intel.com> > > > > I think this patch is too big for -rc4. > > And it doesn't look so critical. > > Do you agree to wait 19.08? > > > > The very last hunk of the patch should at least be applied, as it fixes an > issue in the finalize() function. The rest of it is just to make sure the > behavior is the same as the prior release with respect to the secondary. > > I'd prefer if the whole patch was applied, but I can break out the last hunk > for a very small patch if that's what you think we should do.
It's a pity it comes so late. Can you tell how much you think it won't bring any regression? Are you available everyday until Monday to fix it quickly if something goes wrong?
