netdev - Re: [PATCH] Revert "net: mvpp2: debugfs: fix memory leak when using debugfs

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Message-Id: <166421581432.31572.1565270418001750642.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:10:14 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
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        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "net: mvpp2: debugfs: fix memory leak when using
 debugfs_lookup()"

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:47:36 -0400 you wrote:
> This reverts commit fe2c9c61f668cde28dac2b188028c5299cedcc1e.
> 
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 05:48:58PM +0100, Russell King (Oracle) wrote:
> >What happens if this is built as a module, and the module is loaded,
> >binds (and creates the directory), then is removed, and then re-
> >inserted?  Nothing removes the old directory, so doesn't
> >debugfs_create_dir() fail, resulting in subsequent failure to add
> >any subsequent debugfs entries?
> >
> >I don't think this patch should be backported to stable trees until
> >this point is addressed.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - Revert "net: mvpp2: debugfs: fix memory leak when using debugfs_lookup()"
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/6052a4c11fd8

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