linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] kernel/watch_queue: Make pipe NULL while clearing watch

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Date:   Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:28:25 +0530
From:   Siddh Raman Pant <code@...dh.me>
To:     "Greg KH" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "Dipanjan Das" <mail.dipanjan.das@...il.com>,
        "syzbot+c70d87ac1d001f29a058" 
        <syzbot+c70d87ac1d001f29a058@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        "linux-kernel-mentees" 
        <linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-security-modules" <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David Howells" <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        "Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "Christophe JAILLET" <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] kernel/watch_queue: Make pipe NULL while clearing
 watch_queue

On Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:54:03 +0530  Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
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> 

Oops, sorry.

> Trying anything on tag v5.10 is not a good test as that kernel is very
> old and obsolete and over 15000 changes behind what the latest 5.10.y
> kernel release has in it.
> 
> So trying it on v5.10.134 would be best.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

Noted.

I now tried the 5.10.y branch of stable (which has v5.10.134), but the
reproducer isn't triggering the bug for me. 

Thanks,
Siddh