Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5.12 669/700] hugetlb: address ref count racing in prep_compound_gigantic_page | From | Mike Kravetz <> | Date | Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:37:28 -0700 |
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On 7/11/21 11:12 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > From: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com> > > [ Upstream commit 7118fc2906e2925d7edb5ed9c8a57f2a5f23b849 ] >
Please do not add or the requisite patch to stable tree.
Although this is a real potential issue, it was only found during code inspection. It has existed for more than 10 years and I am unaware of anyone hitting this in actual use. In addition, this proposed fix will likely be updated/simplified based on more discussions. -- Mike Kravetz
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