linux-kernel - Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] memory leak in do_timer

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Message-ID: <6916b666.050a0220.3565dc.003b.GAE@google.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:56:06 -0800
From: syzbot <syzbot+9c47ad18f978d4394986@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
To: eslam.medhat1993@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [kernel?] memory leak in do_timer_create

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+9c47ad18f978d4394986@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+9c47ad18f978d4394986@...kaller.appspotmail.com

Tested on:

commit:         6da43bbe Merge tag 'vfio-v6.18-rc6' of https://github...
git tree:       upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=1429bc12580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=cb128cd5cb439809
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9c47ad18f978d4394986
compiler:       gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14+deb12u1) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=13e408b4580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.