linux-kernel - Re: git pull -- [PATCH] aio: v2 ensure access to ctx->ring

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Date:	Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:31:11 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>
Cc:	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>,
	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>,
	Tang Chen <tangchen@...fujitsu.com>,
	Gu Zheng <guz.fnst@...fujitsu.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>, linux-aio@...ck.org,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: git pull -- [PATCH] aio: v2 ensure access to ctx->ring_pages is
 correctly serialised

On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org> wrote:
>
> I believe it was found by analysis.  I'd be okay with it baking for another
> week or two before pushing it to stable, as that gives the folks running
> various regression tests some more time to chime in.  Better to get it
> right than to have to push another fix.

Ok. If we have no actual user problem reports due to this, I'll just
expect to get a pull request later, and ignore it for 3.14 since the
risk (even though small) seems unnecessary.

                Linus
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