Ack: [Precise][PATCH 0/2] kexec: remove KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC. kmsg_dump: don't run on non-error paths by default.

[Seth Forshee]

On Fri, Apr 06, 2012 at 06:41:47PM -0400, joseph.salisbury at canonical.com wrote:
> From: Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury at canonical.com>
> 
> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/944772 
> 
> == Precise SRU Justification ==
> 
> This bug prevents desktops and servers from shutting down properly.  This bug affects many different systems and a number of users.  This bug is a high priory for servers, since physical access would be needed to shut the server down.
> 
> == Fix ==
> 
> Commit a3dd3323058d281abd584b15ad4c5b65064d7a61
> Author: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong at gmail.com>
> Date:   Thu Jan 12 17:20:11 2012 -0800
> 
>     kexec: remove KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC
> 
> commit c22ab332902333f83766017478c1ef6607ace681
> Author: Matthew Garrett <mjg at redhat.com>
> Date:   Mon Mar 5 14:59:10 2012 -0800
> 
>     kmsg_dump: don't run on non-error paths by default
> 
> comit a3dd3323 allows us to cleanly cherry-pick the actual fix, commit
> c22ab332.
> 
> == Impact ==
> 
> A high number of desktop and server systems are affected as well as many users.
> 
> == Test Case ==
> 
> A test kernel was built with these two patches and tested by original bug reporter as well as other bug commenter's, which were also affected by this bug.  These patches now allow the system to shutdown properly.
> 
> 
> Matthew Garrett (1):
>   kmsg_dump: don't run on non-error paths by default
> 
> WANG Cong (1):
>   kexec: remove KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC
> 
>  Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt    |    6 ++++++
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/nvram.c |    1 -
>  drivers/char/ramoops.c                 |    3 +--
>  drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c                  |    3 +--
>  include/linux/kmsg_dump.h              |   10 +++++++---
>  kernel/kexec.c                         |    3 ---
>  kernel/printk.c                        |    6 ++++++
>  7 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
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