Re: [PATCH] maple_tree: Fix allocation in mas_sparse_area()

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* Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [230419 15:49]:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:36:25 +0800 Peng Zhang <zhangpeng.00@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > In the case of reverse allocation, mas->index and mas->last do not point
> > to the correct allocation range, which will cause users to get incorrect
> > allocation results, so fix it. If the user does not use it in a specific
> > way, this bug will not be triggered.
> 
> Please describe the user-visible effects of the bug.  I assume "none",
> because there are presently no callers which can trigger it?

Yes, sparse nodes are not enabled at this time.

> 
> > Also re-checks whether the size is still satisfied after the lower bound
> > was increased, which is a corner case and is incorrect in previous versions.
> 
> Again, what are the user-visible effects of the bug?

Correct, none.




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