linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [patch 06/23] Fix SKB_WITH

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Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:42:22 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	greg@...ah.com
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, bunk@...nel.org, tytso@....edu,
	zwane@....linux.org.uk, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
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	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, chuckw@...ntumlinux.com,
	stable@...nel.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [stable] [patch 06/23] Fix SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD calculations.

From: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:31:02 -0800

> On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 03:31:22PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 11:00:39PM -0800, David Miller wrote:
> > >
> > > I was just about to mention this and what I think we should do
> > > instead is keep the SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD calculation fix in there
> > > (it fixes a serious bug which users are hitting) and add the
> > > fix for the second bug fix this round as well.
> > > 
> > > Therefore, Greg please keep the patch add the following one as it will
> > > address all of the issues.
> > 
> > I agree.  If the stable team could make an exception for this
> > it would be great.
> 
> No problem, I've added this patch to the series right after the above
> mentioned one and it will come out in the next release.

Thanks a lot Greg.
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