linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.4 000/103] 4.4.70-stable review

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 14:53:29 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thomas Voegtle <tv@...96.de>
Cc:     "kernelci.org bot" <bot@...nelci.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux@...ck-us.net,
        shuahkh@....samsung.com, patches@...nelci.org,
        ben.hutchings@...ethink.co.uk, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.4 000/103] 4.4.70-stable review

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 02:04:32PM +0200, Thomas Voegtle wrote:
> On Wed, 24 May 2017, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 11:26:25AM +0200, Thomas Voegtle wrote:
> > > On Wed, 24 May 2017, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:59:35PM -0700, kernelci.org bot wrote:
> > > > > stable-rc/linux-4.4.y boot: 54 boots: 0 failed, 54 passed (v4.4.69-104-g2ebff3b7590b)
> > > > > 
> > > > > Full Boot Summary: https://kernelci.org/boot/all/job/stable-rc/branch/linux-4.4.y/kernel/v4.4.69-104-g2ebff3b7590b/
> > > > > Full Build Summary: https://kernelci.org/build/stable-rc/branch/linux-4.4.y/kernel/v4.4.69-104-g2ebff3b7590b/
> > > > > 
> > > > > Tree: stable-rc
> > > > > Branch: linux-4.4.y
> > > > > Git Describe: v4.4.69-104-g2ebff3b7590b
> > > > > Git Commit: 2ebff3b7590b0a73c6b383d04928cdfdf56d0b10
> > > > > Git URL: http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
> > > > > Tested: 11 unique boards, 7 SoC families, 18 builds out of 199
> > > > 
> > > > 54 passed?  I had a bug here such that all x86 builds were crashing, in
> > > > the core tty layer, which seems odd that anything would be able to boot
> > > > with this tree...
> > > > 
> > > > I've pushed out an update, can you all verify that it also works?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I got this:
> > > 
> > >   CALL    scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> > >   CHK     include/generated/compile.h
> > >   CC      kernel/fork.o
> > > kernel/fork.c: In function 'dup_task_struct':
> > > kernel/fork.c:371:2: error: implicit declaration of function
> > > 'get_random_long' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
> > > cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
> > > make[1]: *** [kernel/fork.o] Error 1
> > > make: *** [kernel] Error 2
> > > 
> > > 
> > > This is stackprotector-increase-the-per-task-stack-canary-s-random-range-from-32-bits-to-64-bits-on-64-bit-platforms.patch
> > 
> > What arch/.config are you building for that causes this?
> 
> 
> x86_64 and CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR=y
> 
> The rest of my kernel config is SuSE's kernel-default config.
> 
> get_random_long came with v4.5 as far as I know
> 
> I have a running 4.4.70-rc1, Without that mentioned patch and using the
> latest rc patch.

You are right, this shouldn't have gone to the 4.4-stable tree, thanks
for catching it.  I've now dropped it.

thanks again,

greg k-h