linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH wq/for-3.14-fixes] workqueue: ensure @task is valid across kthread

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Message-ID: <20140220001334.GW10134@htj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Wed, 19 Feb 2014 19:13:34 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH wq/for-3.14-fixes] workqueue: ensure @task is valid
 across kthread_stop()

Hello, Lai.

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 11:39:42AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> > CC: stable@...r.kernel.org
> 
> I think no one hit this bug. So I add this stable TAG?
> 
> (Jason's bug-report drives me to review the workqueue harder,
> and I found this possible bug, but I think it is irrespective
> with Jason's bug-report.)

Hmm.... the issue won't happen frequently but it can happen and the
change is on the safer side.  I think it'd be better to cc stable.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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