linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: zsmalloc: fix memory leak

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Message-ID: <4F835D53.3090201@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:06:11 -0500
From:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Robert Jennings <rcj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: zsmalloc: fix memory leak

On 04/09/2012 04:43 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> A: No.
> Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
> 
> http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

Noted. I only included what I did to keep the Ack chain in the
message, which I guess was unnecessary.

> On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 03:23:38PM -0500, Seth Jennings wrote:
>> Hey Greg,
>>
>> Haven't heard back from you on this patch and it needs to
>> get into the 3.4 -rc releases ASAP.  It fixes a substantial
>> memory leak when frontswap/zcache are enabled.
>>
>> Let me know if you need me to repost.
>>
>> The patch was sent on 4/2.
> 
> 5 meager days ago, with a major holliday in the middle, not to mention a
> conference as well.  That's bold.

Sorry about that.  Forgot about the summit and the holiday :-/

The date was not to convey "It's been a whole week! Why the delay?",
but to help you find the original patch in your stack of emails.

> It is not lost, is in my queue, and will get to Linus before 3.4-final
> comes out, don't worry.

I'll be more patient (and take into account summits/holiday) for replies.

Thanks Greg!

--
Seth

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