linux-kernel - Re: 3.1rc10 null pointer dereference ideapad_backlight_notify

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1110192233280.4618@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:35:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Ike Panhc <ike.pan@...onical.com>, Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
cc:	Sam Tygier <samtygier@...oo.co.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 3.1rc10 null pointer dereference
 ideapad_backlight_notify_power

On Thu, 20 Oct 2011, Ike Panhc wrote:

> This issue has been reported[1] and patch[2] is ready.
> 
> [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg02340.html
> 
> [2] http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg02343.html
>     http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg02346.html
> 

It certainly looks like the patch in [2] will fix the issue, but it looks 
like those are from a couple months ago and I'm still not seeing it in 
linux-next.  Matthew, how is this going to Linus and will it be cc'd to 
stable@...r.kernel.org?
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