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

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1110241611270.3296@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:12:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Sam Tygier <samtygier@...oo.co.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ike Panhc <ike.pan@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: 3.1rc10 null pointer dereference
 ideapad_backlight_notify_power

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011, Sam Tygier wrote:

> >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?
> 
> 
> the patch works for me (i applied it to kernel between r10 and 3.1 final). for some reason i don't understand i had to apply the patch by hand.
> 

So we can add your

	Tested-by: Sam Tygier <samtygier@...oo.co.uk>

to the patch.

> i am not quite sure of the etiquette, should I repost the patch in its original form, or my version, or can someone else get this included.
> 

This will go through Matthew's tree and hopefully also backported to 
stable through stable@...r.kernel.org.  Matthew?