linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] [SCSI] sg: Fix user memory corruption when SG

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Message-ID: <520D0953.2020403@interlog.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:01:07 -0400
From:	Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>
To:	Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>
CC:	David Milburn <dmilburn@...hat.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	James Bottomley <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	Costa Sapuntzakis <costa@...estorage.com>,
	Jörn Engel <joern@...estorage.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Jeffery <djeffery@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] [SCSI] sg: Fix user memory corruption when SG_IO is
 interrupted by a signal

On 13-08-15 12:45 PM, Roland Dreier wrote:
> Jens / James, do you guys plan to send this to Linus for 3.11?
> Triggering this bug is a bit esoteric but the impact is pretty nasty
> (corrupting an unrelated process).

The patch is fine with me. Even though the sg driver is
named in the patch title, I note that the v2 patch is
only against the block layer. Hence it does not need an
ack from me.

Doug Gilbert


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