On 01/30/15 12:40, Peter Maydell wrote: > On 30 January 2015 at 11:38, Laszlo Ersek <ler...@redhat.com> wrote: >> Please note that (as far as I understand) the patch that I referenced is >> indeed very new, it's not part of v3.18, but the reversal can easily be >> seen with v3.18. In other words, the kernel patch I referenced >> introduces no functional change, it just reorganizes stuff in the kernel >> (AIUI), with the benefit of killing a superfluous field. >> >> The reason I referenced it because its *commit message* gives good >> background. If we really wanted to find the kernel change that reversed >> the traversal, we'd have to talk to Grant and/or bisect the kernel. > > Just as a sanity check, do we actually have an old kernel that > enumerates in the opposite order (as opposed to my two-year-old > "I'm sure this used to be right" memories...) ?
I never saw one. :) That's why I asked in my first message if anyone had actually tested that loop / comment. Thanks, Laszlo
