答复: linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the rcu tree

From: 代子为 (Ziwei Dai)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2023 - 21:43:23 EST




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> 发件人: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 发送时间: 2023年4月6日 6:59
> 收件人: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 抄送: 代子为 (Ziwei Dai) <Ziwei.Dai@xxxxxxxxxx>; Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Linux Next Mailing List
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> 主题: Re: linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the rcu tree
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> On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 08:36:19AM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In commit
> >
> > acdc79917d65 ("rcu/kvfree: Avoid freeing new kfree_rcu() memory
> > after old grace period")
> >
> > Fixes tag
> >
> > Fixes: 0392bebebf26 ("rcu/kvfree: Avoid freeing new kfree_rcu()
> > memory after old grace period")
> >
> > has these problem(s):
> >
> > - Subject does not match target commit subject
> > Just use
> > git log -1 --format='Fixes: %h ("%s")'
> >
> > Maybe you meant:
> >
> > Fixes: 0392bebebf26 ("rcu: Add multiple in-flight batches of
> > kfree_rcu() work")
>
> Hello, Stephen,
>
> There is currently some debate as to exactly which commit(s) introduced the bug, which will hopefully come to a conclusion before
> tomorrow's -next. If they do not, I will use your correction as a placeholder.
>
> Just for completeness, the current other two candidates (which appear quite plausible to me) are these:
>
> Fixes: 34c881745549 ("rcu: Support kfree_bulk() interface in kfree_rcu()")
> Fixes: 5f3c8d620447 ("rcu/tree: Maintain separate array for vmalloc ptrs")
>
> Ziwei Dai, what are your thoughts on this? This is from a mainline perspective, my guess being that your investigation involved some
> other Linux-kernel tree.
>
> Thanx, Paul

Hi Paul, right, please help correct it.