Am Donnerstag, 10. Juli 2014, 11:07:22 schrieb Jens Axboe: > On 2014-07-09 21:18, Philipp Reisner wrote: > > From: Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenb...@linbit.com> > > > > Since linux kernel 3.13, kthread_run() internally uses > > wait_for_completion_killable(). We sometimes may use kthread_run() > > while we still have a signal pending, which we used to kick our threads > > out of potentially blocking network functions, causing kthread_run() to > > mistake that as a new fatal signal and fail. > > > > Fix: flush_signals() before kthread_run(). > > Applied - should this have been marked stable, if it affects 3..13+ kernels?
Yes, you are right. It should go to the stable kernels since 3.13 as well. What is the correct way for me to mark it as stable when sending a patch? -phil -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
