Re: [PATCH 0/2] PCI: rcar: Misc error path fixes

[Lorenzo Pieralisi]

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 11:16:58AM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 11:15:18AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > 	Hi Simon, Lorenzo, Bjorn,
> > 
> > This patch series fixes two issues in the error path for the R-Car PCIe
> > host bridge driver.
> > 
> > The first issue is triggered easily by not having a PCIe card inserted,
> > and may cause a crash.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Geert Uytterhoeven (2):
> >   PCI: rcar: Fix use-after-free in probe error path
> >   PCI: rcar: Handle rcar_pcie_parse_request_of_pci_ranges() failures
> > 
> >  drivers/pci/host/pcie-rcar.c | 11 +++++++----
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> The first fixes ddd535f1ea3eb27e, which appeared in v4.14-rc1.  The
> second fixes 5d2917d469faab72, which appeared in v4.5-rc1.
> 
> After the merge window I normally just pull in critical fixes and
> fixes to things we merged during the window.
> 
> I think the first makes sense for v4.15 because it can cause a crash
> with no obvious way to debug it.  The second one feels like v4.16
> material to me.
> 
> Thoughts?  We're trying to sort out how to handle this sort of thing
> between Lorenzo and myself, so I apologize for the confusion here.

This sounds absolutely reasonable for me.

Thanks !
Lorenzo