linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] TTY: memory leaks patchset

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Message-ID: <20121115104254.3029bca9@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:42:54 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, alan@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] TTY: memory leaks patchset

> This series should go upstream regardless "TTY: move tty buffers to
> tty_port" if we decide to revert that commit due to the reported
> warnings I cannot reproduce and neither catch the root cause.

They seem to be warnings only and very obscure cases. I'd favour that
patch not being reverted simply because the only way we'll find a pattern
is by a lot more reports - and it doesn't seem to be anything but an
annoying log splat.

Alan
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