linux-kernel - Re: Please backport commit 3812c8c8f39 to stable

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Date:	Wed, 8 Oct 2014 21:56:38 -0700
From:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
Cc:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Please backport commit 3812c8c8f39 to stable

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 5:33 AM, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz> wrote:
> On Fri 03-10-14 11:16:31, Cong Wang wrote:
>> I am sorry to confuse you that it is my the above test case which caused
>> this bug. No, we saw this bug in *production* in our data center, it happened
>> on 30+ machines!! :) The above insane test case is ONLY to draw your
>> attention on how serious the bug is, nothing else.
>
> Sure then the issue definitely needs to be fixed.
>
> You have written in other email, that you have a backport. I will help
> you with the review if you post it publicly.
>

Cool!

Note that I only have time to backport them to 3.10 and test on it.
Currently there are 8 patches backported to fix this bug, I am still
checking if we need more.

I will post them soon and Cc you of course.

Thanks for looking at it!
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