On Friday, July 12, 2013 03:12:24 PM Toshi Kani wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-07-12 at 23:13 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Friday, July 12, 2013 03:01:15 PM Toshi Kani wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2013-07-12 at 22:42 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > On Friday, July 12, 2013 08:51:29 AM Toshi Kani wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 2013-07-12 at 09:24 +0900, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
> > > > > > (2013/07/11 1:47), Toshi Kani wrote:
> > > > > > > device->driver_data needs to be cleared when releasing its data,
> > > > > > > mem_device, in an error path of acpi_memory_device_add().
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.k...@hp.com>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Reviewed-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks Yasuaki!
> > > >
> > > > Queued up as a fix for 3.11.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > > Do we need that in -stable as well?
> > >
> > > Good point. Yes, we need that in -stable as well.
> >
> > What's the oldest mainline major release that fix is applicable to?
>
> The fix is applicable all ways up to 2.6.32.
For -stable I'll need to say some more about what practical consequences of
the bug are. Is it difficult to trigger?
Rafael
> > > > > > > drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c | 1 +
> > > > > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > > > > b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > > > > index c711d11..999adb5 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
> > > > > > > @@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct
> > > > > > > acpi_device *device,
> > > > > > > /* Get the range from the _CRS */
> > > > > > > result = acpi_memory_get_device_resources(mem_device);
> > > > > > > if (result) {
> > > > > > > + device->driver_data = NULL;
> > > > > > > kfree(mem_device);
> > > > > > > return result;
> > > > > > > }
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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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