Re: [PATCHv2] procfs: fix /proc/<pid>/maps heap check

[Aaro Koskinen]

Hi,

On Mon, 7 Mar 2011, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri,  4 Mar 2011 15:23:14 +0200
> Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The current code fails to print the "[heap]" marking if the heap is
> > splitted into multiple mappings.
> >
> > Fix the check so that the marking is displayed in all possible cases:
> > 	1. vma matches exactly the heap
> > 	2. the heap vma is merged e.g. with bss
> > 	3. the heap vma is splitted e.g. due to locked pages
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Why do you believe this problem is serious enough to justify
> backporting the fix into -stable?

My bad analysis. It looks like the bug has been there forever, and
since it only results in some information missing from a procfile,
it does not fulfil the stable "critical issue" criteria.

A.
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