linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2 block/for-6.2] blk-iolatency: Fix memory leak on add

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <CAHk-=wiw4bYT=rhA=UJD4u41Oq_uoWt1dAXpzqwQYdOtJQqYZw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:54:48 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, darklight2357@...oud.com,
        Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2 block/for-6.2] blk-iolatency: Fix memory leak on
 add_disk() failures

On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 10:33 AM Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> I'm posting two patches for the iolatency memory leak issue after add_disk()
> failure. This one is the immediate fix and should be really safe. However,
> any change has risks and given that the bug being address is not critical at
> all, I still think it'd make sense to route it through 6.2-rc1 rather than
> applying directly to master for 6.1 release. So, it's tagged for the 6.2
> merge window.

Ack. I'm archiving these patches, and expect I'll be getting them the
usual ways (ie pull request).

If people expect something else (like me applying them during the
merge window as patches), holler.

            Linus