linux-kernel - Re: [appleir] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference

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Date:	Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:39:47 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
Cc:	James Henstridge <james.henstridge@...onical.com>,
	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	Fabien André <fabien.andre@...il.com>,
	Bastien Nocera <hadess@...ess.net>
Subject: Re: [appleir] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer
 dereference

On Thu, 21 Nov 2013, Luis Henriques wrote:

> > > Sorry for the delays in testing out the patch.  I have tried a kernel
> > > with the patch applied, and can no longer reproduce the oops.  The
> > > hid-appleir driver appears to be working correctly, generating key
> > > press events in response to the remote, and LIRC functions correctly
> > > via hiddev.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the everyone's help with this.
> > 
> > Applied, thanks.
> 
> Hi Jiri,
> 
> Since this fixes an issue in a 3.11 kernel, could you please tag this
> commit for stable>=3.11?  If its too late, I can send the request to
> stable@ once this patch is merged.

Thanks for noticing. It's too late to add the tag, so if you submit it to 
-stable once it's in Linus' tree, I'll appreciate it; otherwise I'll try 
to remember to do that myself.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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