netdev - Re: Followup: Kernel memory leak on 4.11+ & 5.3.x with IPsec

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Date:   Tue, 5 Nov 2019 10:54:24 +0100
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     JD <jdtxs00@...il.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: Followup: Kernel memory leak on 4.11+ & 5.3.x with IPsec

On Mon, Nov 04, 2019 at 12:25:37PM -0600, JD wrote:
> 
> Hello Steffen,
> 
> I left the stress test running over the weekend and everything still looks
> great. Your patch definitely resolves the leak.

Thanks for testing this!

> 
> Everything kernel 4.11 and above will need this fix afaik. CC'ed Greg KH.
> Will need backporting to 4.14/4.19.

It is a bit early to Cc the -stable maintainers, but I make
sure it is going to be backported :-)