Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:07:21 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2] PCI: rcar: Misc error path fixes |
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Hi Bjorn,
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 11:15:18AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> This patch series fixes two issues in the error path for the R-Car PCIe >> host bridge driver. >> >> The first issue is triggered easily by not having a PCIe card inserted, >> and may cause a crash. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Geert Uytterhoeven (2): >> PCI: rcar: Fix use-after-free in probe error path >> PCI: rcar: Handle rcar_pcie_parse_request_of_pci_ranges() failures >> >> drivers/pci/host/pcie-rcar.c | 11 +++++++---- >> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > The first fixes ddd535f1ea3eb27e, which appeared in v4.14-rc1. The > second fixes 5d2917d469faab72, which appeared in v4.5-rc1. > > After the merge window I normally just pull in critical fixes and > fixes to things we merged during the window. > > I think the first makes sense for v4.15 because it can cause a crash > with no obvious way to debug it. The second one feels like v4.16 > material to me. > > Thoughts? We're trying to sort out how to handle this sort of thing > between Lorenzo and myself, so I apologize for the confusion here.
Sounds fine to me. The first one happens all the time if no PCIe card is present. The second one is non-critical.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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