Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] mm, oom: fix use-after-free in oom_kill_process

From: Shakeel Butt
Date: Wed Jan 23 2019 - 18:14:38 EST


On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 2:57 PM Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> [This is an automated email]
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> This commit has been processed because it contains a "Fixes:" tag,
> fixing commit: 6b0c81b3be11 mm, oom: reduce dependency on tasklist_lock.
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> The bot has tested the following trees: v4.20.3, v4.19.16, v4.14.94, v4.9.151, v4.4.171, v3.18.132.
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> v4.20.3: Build OK!
> v4.19.16: Build OK!
> v4.14.94: Failed to apply! Possible dependencies:
> 5989ad7b5ede ("mm, oom: refactor oom_kill_process()")
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Very easy to resolve the conflict. Please let me know if you want me
to send a version for 4.14-stable kernel.

> v4.9.151: Build OK!
> v4.4.171: Build OK!
> v3.18.132: Build OK!
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> How should we proceed with this patch?
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We do want to backport this patch to stable kernels. However shouldn't
we wait for this patch to be applied to Linus's tree first.

Shakeel