Re: [PATCH 0/2] bonding: 3ad: fix 2 RCU issues in ad_mux_machine()

From: Hangbin Liu

Date: Thu Aug 20 2026 - 05:11:27 EST


Hi,

On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 04:32:35PM +0800, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> This series addresses a NULL pointer dereference in ad_mux_machine()
> when ad_port_selection_logic() detaches a port from its aggregator
> but does not assign a replacement.
>
> Patch 1 adds an early null aggregator check in ad_mux_machine() to
> prevent the oops. Patch 2 is a minor RCU fix that uses RCU_INIT_POINTER()
> when initializing port->aggregator to NULL.

Please ignore this patch set. I just got back to upstream after a few months'
leave and didn't catch up with the new policy before sending this series.

The first patch is only theoretical and has no reproducer. The second patch
is a NOP, as Eric said. So let's drop this patch set.

Thanks
Hangbin