Re: [PATCH] uprobes: Fix NULL pointer dereference in hprobe_expire()

From: Peter Zijlstra

Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 05:00:47 EST


On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 10:43:03AM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 07/31, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 09:56:52AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > > On Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:38:24 +0200
> > >
> > > Either way works. Can we update MAINTAINERS file if you will maintain
> > > uprobe in tip tree?
> >
> > Well it is in kernel/events/ which MAINTAINERS should already assign to
> > me, no?
>
> Confused... you are already listed as a maintainer. From MAINTAINERS:
>
> UPROBES
> M: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> M: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> M: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> L: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> L: linux-trace-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> S: Maintained
> F: arch/*/include/asm/uprobes.h
> F: arch/*/kernel/probes/uprobes.c
> F: arch/*/kernel/uprobes.c
> F: include/linux/uprobes.h
> F: kernel/events/uprobes.c

Yes, but the 'PERFORMANCE EVENTS SUBSYSTEM' entry will also cover this.
So I have it twice ;-)

PERFORMANCE EVENTS SUBSYSTEM
...
F: kernel/events/*

Anyway, patch should be in tip/perf/urgent now.