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

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Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:21:27 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, alan@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] TTY: memory leaks patchset

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:42:54AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > 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.

I agree, it should stay to help catch any further problems that haven't
been fixed up yet.

thanks,

greg k-h
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