linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.10 663/663] net_sched: fix RTNL deadlock again caused by request

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Date:   Thu, 4 Mar 2021 09:50:33 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        syzbot+ba67b12b1ca729912834@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Cong Wang <cong.wang@...edance.com>,
        Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        syzbot+82752bc5331601cf4899@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        syzbot+b3b63b6bff456bd95294@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.10 663/663] net_sched: fix RTNL deadlock again caused
 by request_module()

Hi!

> Although this looks serious, it only has been reported by syzbot, so it
> seems hard to trigger this by humans. And given the size of this patch,
> I'd suggest to make it to net-next and not to backport to stable.

I'd also preffer this not to be in stable. Long patch in series of
600, with few days to review it all, and patch was not really in
mainline for long enough.

Best regards,
								Pavel
-- 
http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

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