Re: [PATCH v2] module: decompress: check return value of module_extend_max_pages()

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From: Sami Tolvanen

Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 11:32:10 EST

On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM Afi0 <capyenglishlite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> You are right, the commit message overstates the impact. The actual result is an immediate kernel oops, not an OOB write into adjacent slab objects. The fix is still correct - checking the return value avoids the oops. Shall I send a v3 with a corrected commit message?

Yes, please send v3.

Sami