linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH V4] futex: set FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT during demux for FUTEX

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Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:56:56 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linux Stable <stable@...nel.org>,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH V4] futex: set FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT during demux
 for FUTEX_WAIT

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 02:43:01PM -0700, Darren Hart wrote:
> The FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT flag was not getting set, causing the restart_block to
> restart futex_wait() without a timeout after a signal.
> 
> Commit b41277dc7a18ee332d in 2.6.38 introduced the regression by accidentally
> removing the the FLAGS_HAS_TIMEOUT assignment from futex_wait() during the setup
> of the restart block. Restore the originaly behavior.
> 
> Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32922
> 
> V2: Added references to commit message.
> V3: Set flag during restart block instead of do_futex()
> V4: Correct stupid order of assignment mistake pointed out by Eric
> 
> Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>
> Reported-by: Tim Smith <tsmith201104@...oo.com>
> Reported-by: Torsten Hilbrich <torsten.hilbrich@...unet.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> CC: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> CC: John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
> ---

This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

thanks,

greg k-h
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