linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cgroups: fix a serious bug in cgroupstats

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Message-ID: <4923CE85.3000206@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:29:57 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cgroups: fix a serious bug in cgroupstats

> The patch applies OK to 2.6.25, 2.6.26 and to 2.6.27.  I marked it as
> needing backport to those kernel versions.  Please let me know if that
> was inappropriate.
> 

Forgot to mention this:

The bug exists from 2.6.24 (when cgroupstats is introduced) to now, though
I didn't test in all those versions. I guess not many people used cgroupstats,
so it never gets triggered.

I think it can be applied to 2.6.24 too.
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