Re: NULL pointer dereference when booting ppc64_guest_defconfig in QEMU on -next

From: Andrew Morton

Date: Thu Apr 02 2026 - 15:26:26 EST


On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:30:53 -0400 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 2026-03-20 22:21, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:42:41 +0530 Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Looks like this is causing regressions in linux-next with warnings
> >> similar to what Harry also pointed out. Do we have any solution for
> >> this, or are we planning to hold on to this patch[1] and maybe even
> >> remove it temporarily from linux-next, until this is fixed?
> >
> > Yes, I'll disable this patchset.
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I have prepared fixes for this issue. On which branch should I rebase
> them ? Do you still have the HPCC series in your branch or should I
> send it anew ?

Cool thanks.

It's best to do a full resend after -rc1 please, presumably against
mainline. Show reviewers the latest version, refresh memories, etc.