linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hugetlbfs: Fix off-by-one error in hugetlb_vmdelete

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Date:   Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:29:07 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
Cc:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        syzbot+4e697fe80a31aa7efe21@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hugetlbfs: Fix off-by-one error in
 hugetlb_vmdelete_list()

On Tue, 28 Dec 2021 19:52:37 -0800 Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com> wrote:

> +Cc Andrew if he wants to take it though his tree.

Sure.

> > 
> > Not sure if this should go to stable@.  It's mostly harmless, and likely
> > nothing more than a minor performance blip when it's not harmless.
> 
> I am also unsure about the need to send to stable.  It is possible automation
> will pick it up and make that decision for us.

Automation shouldn't do that for mm/ patches because we asked.  But fs/
material might sneak through.  But it does appear that -stable
won't need this.