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Re: [PING][PATCH][BZ #15073] Fix race in free.
- From: Maxim Kuvyrkov <maxim at kugelworks dot com>
- To: David Miller <davem at davemloft dot net>
- Cc: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at redhat dot com>, Andreas Schwab <schwab at linux-m68k dot org>, GLIBC Devel <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>, OndÅej BÃlka <neleai at seznam dot cz>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:17:04 +1300
- Subject: Re: [PING][PATCH][BZ #15073] Fix race in free.
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On 28/12/2013, at 12:35 pm, Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 12/27/2013 06:24 PM, Maxim Kuvyrkov wrote:
>>> Thus if there are interested parties in getting this fixed for
>>> any non-trunk branches then those parties need to backport, test,
>>> and submit the patch as usual for ACK'ing by the branch maintainer.
>>
>> Fair enough. I will backport and test the patch for 2.15 onwards. Do
>> I have your ACK to commit to 2.15 and 2.16 provided there are no
>> regressions?
>
> Given no regressions I approve this patch for 2.15 and 2.16.
>
> Please make sure you add a 2.15.1 and 2.16.1 section if not already
> present in NEWS and add the bug number to the list of bugs fixed.
>
> Traditionally we create BZ entries for the backports, but I don't
> think we need to waste time doing that. Just using the single BZ
> is sufficient, but please update the BZ as you fix each of the
> release branches.
>
> Does that make sense?
Carlos, yes. There are no regressions for 2.15 onwards (tested on x86_64-linux-gnu).
Dave, OK to commit the fix to 2.17 and 2.18?
Thanks,
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Maxim Kuvyrkov
www.kugelworks.com