To: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
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        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>,
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        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        Kurt Schwemmer <kurt.schwemmer@microsemi.com>,
        Stephen Bates <sbates@raithlin.com>,
        Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@gmail.com>
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From: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>
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Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 12:09:18 -0600
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On 01/08/17 12:07 PM, Jon Mason wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 02:57:42PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote:
>> After the link tests, there is a race on one side of the test for
>> the link coming up. It's possible, in some cases, for the test script
>> to write to the 'peer_trans' files before the link has come up.
>>
>> To fix this, we simply use the link event file to ensure both sides
>> see the link as up before continuning.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>
> 
> This looks like a bug fix.  Assuming this is the case, I can pull it
> out, add a "Fixes" line, and add it to my bug fixes branch.  Is this
> the case?

Sure, yup, if you'd like to do that I'm fine with it. Technically, I
don't think the bug can be triggered until the patches later in the
series are applied.

Thanks,

Logan