Re: Re: [PATCH V2 0/2] [BUGFIX] virtio/console: Fix two bugs ofsplice_write

[Yoshihiro YUNOMAE]

Hi Amit,

Sorry for the late reply.

(2013/07/19 19:05), Amit Shah wrote:
> On (Fri) 19 Jul 2013 [18:19:51], Yoshihiro YUNOMAE wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This patch set fixes two bugs of splice_write in the virtio-console driver.
> >
> > [BUG1] Although pipe->nrbufs is empty, the driver tries to do splice_write.
> >         => This induces oops in sg_init_table().
> >
> > [BUG2] No lock for competition of splice_write.
> >         => This induces oops in splice_from_pipe_feed() by bug of any user
> >            application.
> >
> > These reports are written in each patch.
> >
> > Changes in V2:
> > - Fix a locking problem for error
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Reviewed-by: Amit Shah <amit.shah@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you for reviewing this patch set.

> For the patches to be picked up in the stable trees, you need to
> include CC: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> in the sign-off area of the
> patches, just cc'ing in the patch posting doesn't help.  See
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt.
>
> Can you submit a v3 with that change, and also add my reviewed-by
> line?

Sure. I'll add stable@ line, your reviewed-by line, and Masami's
reviewed-by line in sign-off area for each patch.

Thanks,
Yoshihiro YUNOMAE

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Yoshihiro YUNOMAE
Software Platform Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: yoshihiro.yunomae.ez@xxxxxxxxxxx


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