Hi Andrew, > Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] mm/hugetlb: Make hugetlb_reserve_pages() > return nr of entries updated > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 06:14:06 +0000 "Kasireddy, Vivek" > <vivek.kasire...@intel.com> wrote: > > > > Also, patch [2/3] addresses a BUG which was introduced into 6.12. > > > Presumably we want to backport the fix into -stable? If so, it's > > > better to present this as a standalone patch, including the cc:stable > > > tag. This is because I'd be looking to fast-track the fix into the > > > 6.16-rcX cycle whereas less urgent things would be routed into > > > 6.17-rc1. > > Unless I merge patches #1 and #2, I don't think I can come up with a > > standalone fix to address the BUG. So, I don't mind having this short > > series deferred until 6.17-rc1. > > If I understand correctly, we have a way in which unprivileged > userspace can trigger a BUG. Unless we're very lucky, this wrecks the > running kernel. So fixing this in shipped kernels is very important. > > So if I indeed understand correctly, please try to find a minimal fix > which is suitable for backporting and then, as a separate series, > propose any changes which you think would improve things going forward. Ok, I'll try to come up with a standalone patch to fix the reported BUG and separate out other changes into different patches.
Thanks, Vivek > > Thanks.
