Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] general protection fault in netdev_register_kobject

From: syzbot
Date: Thu Aug 31 2023 - 12:33:56 EST


> On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 05:53:29PM +0200, Aleksandr Nogikh wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 5:39 PM Andy Shevchenko
>> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 04:15:23PM +0200, Aleksandr Nogikh wrote:
>> > > #syz dup: general protection fault in nfc_register_device
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Maybe you can improve it to
>> > 1) drop those prefixes by itself;
>>
>> Yeah, I've just thought about it too when I was correcting the command.
>>
>> > 2) explain better in the quick help below what "exact" means.
>> >
>> > Also is it possible to test just patches without repository?
>> > Can you add this feature when you simply submit a message ID
>> > to it and it uses lore.kernel.org for the patch or series?
>>
>> Thanks, these are good suggestions!
>> The first one is easy to do (we actually already support that
>> internally, so only a small change is needed), the second one is a bit
>> trickier, but I'll look into that.
>
> JFYI:
> 20230828145824.3895288-1-andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Can be used for testing.
> So I like to write
>
> #syz test patch: 20230828145824.3895288-1-andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"patch:" does not look like a valid git repo address.

>
> The responses can be (among others?):
> 1/ tested and test results;
> 2/ not found.
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
>
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