linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [BUGFIX] memcg: avoid deadlock between move charge and try

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Message-ID: <20101206224622.GN9265@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:46:22 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
Cc:	stable@...nel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [stable] [BUGFIX] memcg: avoid deadlock between move charge
 and try_charge()

On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 04:48:25PM +0900, Daisuke Nishimura wrote:
> > > > Cc: <stable@...nel.org>
> > > 
> > > The patch doesn't apply well to 2.6.36 so if we do want it backported
> > > then please prepare a tested backport for the -stable guys?
> > > 
> > O.K.
> > I'll test a backported patch for 2.6.36.y and send it after this is merged into mainline.
> > 
> Done.
> 
> I've tested this backported patch on 2.6.36 and it works properly.
> There is no change in mm/memcontrol.c from v2.6.36 to v2.6.36.1, so
> this can be applied to 2.6.36.1 too.

Thanks for the patch, I've now queued it up for .36-stable.

greg k-h
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