linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mm: swap: prevent possible data-race in __try_to_reclaim

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Message-Id: <20241014131359.4a4046efc464a6ce1dc38a4d@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:13:59 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Jeongjun Park <aha310510@...il.com>
Cc: Kairui Song <ryncsn@...il.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 syzbot+fa43f1b63e3aa6f66329@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mm: swap: prevent possible data-race in
 __try_to_reclaim_swap

On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:08:29 +0900 Jeongjun Park <aha310510@...il.com> wrote:

> >> As far as I can see, commit 862590ac3708 was applied starting
> >> from 6.12-rc1, so it looks like no additional commits are needed
> >> for the stable version.
> > 
> > Hi, sorry for the confusion, I meant mm-stable, not the stable branch.
> > It's better to merge this in 6.12.
> 
> I agree with you. I think this vulnerability should be fixed quickly,
> so it should be applied directly to the next rc version, not the
> next tree. However, this vulnerability does not affect the stable 
> version, so I think it is appropriate to move this patch to the
> mm-hotfixes-unstable tree.
> 
> What do you think, Andrew?

I moved it into the mm-hotfixes branch for a 6.12 merge.