Re: refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread Andrew Lunn
> Please, guidance on where I can go from here. Hi Mark Real fixes will be accepted. So check if there are any refcount fixes which are not in stable. If so, ask for the fix to be added to stable. A fix should be independent of the infrastructure used to find there is an issue. Andrew

Re: refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread Mark Salyzyn
On 07/28/2017 12:31 PM, David Miller wrote: Sorry, even with this explanation this -stable require is completely and totally inappropriate. Puts me between a rock and a hard place trying to address kernel security issues. Should I instead file KASAN Use-After-Free reports on stable kernels here

Re: refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread David Miller
From: Mark Salyzyn Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:07:53 -0700 > On 07/28/2017 10:41 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 10:15:23AM -0700, Mark Salyzyn wrote: >>> (Resend to wider audience to comply with >>> Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt) >>> >>> Please apply/backport the follow

Re: refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread David Miller
From: Mark Salyzyn Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:15:23 -0700 > (Resend to wider audience to comply with > Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt) > > Please apply/backport the following upstream feature and followup > grouped fixes patches to the stable trees (expect included in at least > 3.10.y,

Re: refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread Mark Salyzyn
On 07/28/2017 10:41 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote: On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 10:15:23AM -0700, Mark Salyzyn wrote: (Resend to wider audience to comply with Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt) Please apply/backport the following upstream feature and followup grouped fixes patches to the stable trees

Re: refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread Andrew Lunn
On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 10:15:23AM -0700, Mark Salyzyn wrote: > (Resend to wider audience to comply with > Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt) > > Please apply/backport the following upstream feature and followup > grouped fixes patches to the stable trees (expect included in at least > 3.10.

refcount_t + (resend to wider audience)

2017-07-28 Thread Mark Salyzyn
(Resend to wider audience to comply with Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt) Please apply/backport the following upstream feature and followup grouped fixes patches to the stable trees (expect included in at least 3.10.y, 3.18.y, 4.4.y and 4.9.y): GROUP 1: refcount_t feature: f405df5de31