linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] target fixes for v3.4-rc7

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2012 14:58:54 -0700
From:	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	target-devel <target-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] target fixes for v3.4-rc7

On Fri, 2012-05-11 at 14:52 -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> Hi Linus !
> 
> This time around for -rc7, there is only a single outstanding target
> pending bugfix ready to be merged..
> 
> Please go ahead and pull from:
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/nab/target-pending.git 3.4-urgent
> 
> This patch removes some incorrect legacy code to free se_lun_acl memory
> in the NodeACL release path that could potentially trigger an OOPs
> during shutdown once dynamic -> explicit initiator NodeACL conversion
> has occurred.
> 
> That said, we've been able to trigger an OOPs in v4.0 code for this
> special case when the associated MappedLUNs had not also been made
> explicit based on active TPG LUN layout during the conversion, so it
> really makes senses to go ahead and drop this extra cruft to avoid any
> possible issues here.
> 
> This ends up only effecting iscsi-target module code (it's the only
> user) and is CC'ed to stable.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --nab
> 
> Nicholas Bellinger (1):
>   target: Drop incorrect se_lun_acl release for dynamic -> explict ACL
>     conversion
> 
>  drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c |   21 ---------------------
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 

Whoops sorry, missed the now unused variables in this patch..

Here is the updated diff-stat for target-pending/3.4-urgent

 drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c |   22 ----------------------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

Thanks,

--nab


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