netdev - RE: "tipc: fix socket timer deadlock" to stable?

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Message-ID: <A2BAEFC30C8FD34388F02C9B3121859D3D7173F1@eusaamb103.ericsson.se>
Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:18:20 +0000
From:   Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
To:     Tommi Rantala <tommi.t.rantala@...ia.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, GUNA <gbalasun@...il.com>,
        "Ying Xue" <ying.xue@...driver.com>
Subject: RE: "tipc: fix socket timer deadlock" to stable?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tommi Rantala [mailto:tommi.t.rantala@...ia.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 11:43 AM
> To: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; GUNA <gbalasun@...il.com>;
> Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
> Subject: "tipc: fix socket timer deadlock" to stable?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We're seeing this tipc deadlock in 4.4.y, that was fixed in the mainline commit
> f1d048f24e66ba85d3dabf3d076cefa5f2b546b0 "tipc: fix socket timer
> deadlock".
> 
> Could/should this patch also be included in the stable kernel trees?

I think it should. If action is required by me here (?) I will repost the commit for 4.4.

///jon

> 
> I just checked that the patch applies on top of 4.4.53, only the line numbers
> are different compared to the upstream commit.
> 
> -Tommi