linux-kernel - [stable request] fix for nouveau mem corruption [was: WARNING: at drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/mm.c:242]

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Date:	Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:47:05 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@...il.com>, bskeggs@...hat.com,
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [stable request] fix for nouveau mem corruption [was: WARNING: at
 drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/mm.c:242]

On 02/19/2013 08:07 AM, Marcin Slusarz wrote:
>>> Crash/warning should be fixed by commit cfd376b6bfccf33782a0748a9c70f7f752f8b869
>>> "drm/nouveau/vm: fix memory corruption when pgt allocation fails".
>>
>> Oh, thanks for the pointer. Could that bug cause real "memory
>> corruption"? As we're hunting one there...
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> Isn't this a stable-3.7 candidate?
> 
> Should have been :/.

Ok, if you have no objections: stable fellows, please consider the
commit above for stable inclusion. As far as I can tell this is only
applicable for 3.7 -- Marcin?

-- 
js
suse labs
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