linux-kernel - Re: kmemleak report on isp1763 and sierra MC8705

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Date:	Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:11:42 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Richard Retanubun <richardretanubun@...gedcom.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"catalin.marinas@....com" <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@...lub.uwaterloo.ca>,
	Tang Nguyen <TangNguyen@...gedcom.com>,
	"m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de" <m.grzeschik@...gutronix.de>,
	Arvid Brodin <Arvid.Brodin@...n.com>,
	linux-usb mailing list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	"bigeasy@...utronix.de" <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: kmemleak report on isp1763 and sierra MC8705

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 04:47:04PM -0400, Richard Retanubun wrote:
> On 26/10/12 07:35 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 05:57:23PM -0400, Richard Retanubun wrote:
> >>Hi Guys,
> >>
> >>I am debugging a reported kmemleak involving a sierra wireless MC8705 connected
> >>through isp1763 on powerpc linux-3.0.22
> >
> >Does this also happen on 3.6.3?
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >greg k-h
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Unfortunately, it is not trivial for us to update the kernel on this platform,
> Is there a specific experiment/patch I should look at for 3.0.22?

I have no idea, given that 3.0.22 is based on 18 month old kernel, tens
of thousands of patches ago.

You are on your own here, sorry.

Best of luck,

greg k-h
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