linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: mm, mmap: do not blow on PROT_NONE MAP

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Date:   Wed, 5 Jul 2017 12:15:05 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
        Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: mm, mmap: do not blow on PROT_NONE MAP_FIXED holes in
 the stack

On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> That would lead to conflicts when backporting to stable trees though
> which is quite annoying as well and arguably slightly more annoying than
> resolving this in mmotm. I can help to rebase Oleg's patch on top of
> mine which is not a stable material.

Ok, fair enough - I was actually expecting that Oleg's patch would
just be marked for stable too just to keep differences minimal.

But yes, putting your patch in first and then Oleg's on top means that
it works regardless.

Any opinions from others?

           Linus