On Fri, 31 Jul 2015, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-07-31 at 13:03 -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 12:42:35PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > > > On Fri, 2015-07-31 at 12:37 -0700, [email protected]: > > > > This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch > > > > titled > > > > > > > > hpfs: hpfs_error: Remove static buffer, use vsprintf > > > > extension %pV instead > > > > > > > > to the 3.10-stable tree which can be found at: > > > > > > > > http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary > > > > > > While I know this patch reduces some code and text, > > > it's not correcting any defect in the code, it's > > > only a minor optimization. > > > > > > Is it really appropriate for stable? > > > > I agree, why was it marked that way? I assumed it was due to the > > patch > > after it needed it, but maybe not. Any objection to me just dropping > > it? > > Not from me. > > I think Mikulas marked it for stable. > > Mikulas? The bug corrected by the patch is - if hpfs_error is called concurrently on multiple filesystems, it could corrupt the string because the text buffer is shared. That's why I marked the patch for stable. Mikulas -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
