netdev - Re: [PATCH v1] net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix race condition on qfq

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Message-ID: <CAPpSM+QEgEtkHFnaV4gJ5XyPK5EdBuz=A8St4m27ZBa8hbna5g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 11:08:34 -0700
From: Xiang Mei <xmei5@....edu>
To: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, jhs@...atatu.com, jiri@...nulli.us, 
	security@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix race condition on qfq_aggregate

Thanks for the explanations.
v2 is sent with Reported-by and Fixes tags.


On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM Willy Tarreau <w@....eu> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 07, 2025 at 05:05:33PM -0700, Xiang Mei wrote:
> > I have two more questions:
> >
> > 1) Is the patch provider the person who usually adds the "Reported-by" tag?
>
> Yes, usually when one person authors a patch to fix a problem reported
> by someone else, a Reported-by tag is added to credit that reporter.
> When it's the same person as the one who authors the patch, it's not
> needed.
>
> > 2) Am I allowed to request a CVE number for this race condition bug?
>
> No, this will happen automatically once the fix is considered for
> backporting by the stable team, and the cve team decides which fixes
> need a CVE. The process is described here: Documentation/process/cve.rst.
>
> Regards,
> Willy