linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.18 11/61] workqueue: fix subtle pool management issue which can stall whole worker

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Message-ID: <20150128022456.GF12314@htj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:24:56 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.18 11/61] workqueue: fix subtle pool management issue
 which can stall whole worker_pool

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 09:51:54AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> On 01/28/2015 09:26 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 3.18-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> 
> 
> I don't think it is a bug-fix.
> It is just a good cleanup.

It is a bug fix, for a rare but potentially critical issue.  Please
read the patch description.  It contains ample information on what's
broken and also the link to the original bug report.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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