Re: [stable] [29/93] fs/exec.c: restrict initial stack spaceexpansion to rlimit

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 05:42:44PM +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:
> In message <20100219163238.671588178@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
> > 2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know
> .
> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > From: Michael Neuling <mikey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > commit 803bf5ec259941936262d10ecc84511b76a20921 upstream.
> > 
> > When reserving stack space for a new process, make sure we're not
> > attempting to expand the stack by more than rlimit allows.
> 
> This breaks UML, so you also need to take this also:
> 
>   http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/79365/
> 
> It's in akpm's tree only so far.

As I can't take patches that are not in Linus's tree, can you let
stable@xxxxxxxxxx know the git commit id of the patch when it goes into
Linus's tree, and then I will apply it to the next .32-stable release?

thanks,

greg k-h
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