linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5.15 000/183] 5.15.134-rc1 review

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Date:   Sun, 15 Oct 2023 22:25:40 -0400
From:   Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
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        sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com, srw@...dewatkins.net, rwarsow@....de,
        conor@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.15 000/183] 5.15.134-rc1 review

On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 1:44 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 11:58:49AM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> > Hello Greg,
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 9:00 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
> > <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 5.15.134 release.
> > > There are 183 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> > > to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> > > let me know.
> > >
> > > Responses should be made by Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:51:12 +0000.
> > > Anything received after that time might be too late.
> > >
> > > The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
> > >         https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/stable-review/patch-5.15.134-rc1.gz
> > > or in the git tree and branch at:
> > >         git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-5.15.y
> > > and the diffstat can be found below.
> > [...]
> > > Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
> > >     kernel/sched: Modify initial boot task idle setup
> > >
> >
> > Let us drop this patch because it caused new tasks-RCU warnings (both
> > normal and rude tasks RCU) in my stable test rig. We are discussing
> > the "right fix" and at that time a backport can be done.
> >
> > Hope Liam is also Ok with that. I am happy to do that future backport if needed.
>
> This is already in a released kernel, a bunch of them:
>         5.15.134 6.1.56 6.5.6 6.6-rc3
> should it be reverted from all of the stable releases, or just for
> 5.15.y?

Just 5.15.y. The others don't have an issue with the patch per my tests.

Thanks,

 - Joel