Re: general protection fault in sock_def_error_report

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Jul 29 2022 - 03:45:49 EST


On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 12:24:59PM -0700, Dipanjan Das wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2022 at 6:43 AM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > It is worth the effort if the problem is still in the latest kernel
> > release as that is the only place that new development happens.
>
> The problem does not exist in the latest release.
>
> > If the issue is not reproducible on Linus's current releases, then finding the
> > change that solved the problem is also good so that we can then backport
> > it to the stable/long term kernel release for everyone to benefit from.
>
> The change that solved the issue in the mainline is this:
> 341adeec9adad0874f29a0a1af35638207352a39

As you must have tested this, can you provide a properly backported
version of this commit for the 5.4.y and 5.10.y trees, as it does not
apply cleanly as-is.

Please submit it to stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and we will be glad to apply
it.

thanks,

greg k-h