Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:58:28 -0800 (PST) | From | David Rientjes <> | Subject | Re: [patch 1/2] mm, memcg: avoid oom notification when current needs access to memory reserves |
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On Thu, 16 Jan 2014, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > This is concerning because it's merged in -mm without being tested by Eric > > and is marked for stable while violating the stable kernel rules criteria. > > Are you questioning the patch fixes the described issue? > > Please note that the exit_robust_list and PF_EXITING as a culprit has > been identified by Eric. Of course I would prefer if it was tested by > anybody who can reproduce it.
You're saying the patch hasn't been tested by anybody and that clearly violates the first rule in Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt:
- It must be obviously correct and tested.
Adding Greg to the cc if this should be clarified further. The patches getting proposed through -mm for stable boggles my mind sometimes.
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